22 She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a foreigner(A) in a foreign land.”[a]

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  1. Exodus 2:22 In Hb the name Gershom sounds like the phrase “a stranger there.”

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.”

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

“When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings(A) of your harvest. 10 You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor(B) and the foreign resident;(C) I am Yahweh your God.

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“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges(A) of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.(B) 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time(C) or pick up the grapes that have fallen.(D) Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.(E) I am the Lord your God.

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Seven Chosen to Serve

In those days, as the number of the disciples(A) was multiplying, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews[a] against the Hebraic Jews[b] that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.(B)

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  1. Acts 6:1 Jews of Gk language and culture
  2. Acts 6:1 Jews of Aram or Hb language and culture

The Choosing of the Seven

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing,(A) the Hellenistic Jews[a](B) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows(C) were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.(D)

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  1. Acts 6:1 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture

29 So each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea.(A)

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29 The disciples,(A) as each one was able, decided to provide help(B) for the brothers and sisters(C) living in Judea.

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