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Exodus 2:21-23
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 2:21-23
Contemporary English Version
21 Moses agreed to stay on with Jethro, who later let his daughter Zipporah marry Moses. 22 And when she had a son, Moses said, “I will name him Gershom,[a] since I am a foreigner in this country.”
23 After the death of the king of Egypt, the Israelites still complained because they were forced to be slaves. They cried out for help,
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- 2.22 Gershom: In Hebrew “Gershom” sounds like “foreigner.”
Exodus 2:21-23
New International Version
Exodus 2:21-23
New International Version
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah(A) to Moses in marriage. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](B) saying, “I have become a foreigner(C) in a foreign land.”
23 During that long period,(D) the king of Egypt died.(E) The Israelites groaned in their slavery(F) and cried out, and their cry(G) for help because of their slavery went up to God.
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.
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