with her (A)two sons, of whom the name of one was [a]Gershom (for he said, (B)“I have been a [b]stranger in a foreign land”)

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  1. Exodus 18:3 Lit. Stranger There
  2. Exodus 18:3 sojourner, temporary resident

and her two sons.(A) One son was named Gershom,[a] for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”;(B)

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  1. Exodus 18:3 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.

22 And she bore him a son. He called his name (A)Gershom,[a] for he said, “I have been (B)a [b]stranger in a foreign land.”

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  1. Exodus 2:22 Lit. Stranger There
  2. Exodus 2:22 sojourner, temporary resident

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.

29 (A)Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller in the land of Midian, where he (B)had two sons.

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29 When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.(A)

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The Heavenly Hope

13 These all died in faith, (A)not having received the (B)promises, but (C)having seen them afar off [a]were assured of them, embraced them and (D)confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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  1. Hebrews 11:13 NU, M omit were assured of them

13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised;(A) they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance,(B) admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.(C)

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12 “Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And give ear to my cry;
Do not be silent at my tears;
For I am a stranger with You,
A sojourner, (A)as all my fathers were.

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12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;(A)
    do not be deaf(B) to my weeping.(C)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,(D)
    a stranger,(E) as all my ancestors were.(F)

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20 Then Moses (A)took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took (B)the rod of God in his hand.

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20 So Moses took his wife and sons,(A) put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff(B) of God in his hand.

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Living Before the World

11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (A)which war against the soul,

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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society

11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D)

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