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22 She gave birth to a son and he named him Gershom, saying, “I have been an outsider[a] in a foreign land.”

23 Now it came about over the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. Bnei-Yisrael groaned because of their slavery. They cried out and their cry from slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their sobbing and remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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  1. Exodus 2:22 Heb. Ger (an outsider) sham (there); cf. Acts 7:29; Heb. 11:13-14.

22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](A) saying, “I have become a foreigner(B) in a foreign land.”

23 During that long period,(C) the king of Egypt died.(D) The Israelites groaned in their slavery(E) and cried out, and their cry(F) for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered(G) his covenant(H) with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

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  1. Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.