Genesis 17:8
King James Version
8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
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Genesis 17:8
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8 Also (A)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (B)in[a] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (C)I will be their God.”
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- Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings
Genesis 19:9
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9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
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Genesis 19:9
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9 And they said, “Stand back!” Then they said, “This one (A)came in to [a]stay here, (B)and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them.” So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door.
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- Genesis 19:9 As a resident alien
Exodus 2:22
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22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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Exodus 2:22
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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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- Exodus 2:22 Lit. Stranger There
- Exodus 2:22 sojourner, temporary resident
Leviticus 25:23
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23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
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Leviticus 25:23
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Redemption of Property
23 ‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for (A)the land is Mine; for you are (B)strangers and sojourners with Me.
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Psalm 39:12
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12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
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Psalm 39:12
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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.
Psalm 105:12
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12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
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Psalm 105:12
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Psalm 119:19
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19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
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Psalm 119:19
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19 (A)I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
Hebrews 11:9
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9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
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Hebrews 11:9
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9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, (A)dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, (B)the heirs with him of the same promise;
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Hebrews 11:13
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13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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Hebrews 11:13
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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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- Hebrews 11:13 NU, M omit were assured of them
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