21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter (A)Zipporah. 22 She gave birth to a son, and he called his name (B)Gershom, for he said, “I have been a (C)sojourner[a] in a foreign land.”

God Hears Israel's Groaning

23 (D)During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel (E)groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. (F)Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for sojourner

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