Exodus 2:22

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²²And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom because he said, “I am an alien in a foreign land.”ⁿ

nThe word translated “alien” sounds like the first syllable in the name Gershom. The second syllable sounds like the word for “there”

She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”

Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land.”

Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, for he explained, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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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