3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
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And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
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.
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.
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)This incident may very well be allowed to have happened as it is placed here, before the giving of the law, and not, as some place it, in connection with what is recorded, Num. 10:11 , 29 Sacrifices were offered before; in these mentioned here (Exod. 18:12) it is observable that Jethro is said to take them, not Aaron . And as to Jethro’s advising Moses to constitute judges under him, though it is…
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