Then she gavebirthto a son,and he namedhim Gershom,for he said,"I have beena sojournerin a foreignland."
"I am a strangerand a sojourneramongyou; giveme a burialsiteamongyou that I may burymy deadout of my sight."
And they wanderedabout from nationto nation,And from [one] kingdomto anotherpeople,
"For we are sojournersbeforeYou, and tenants,as allour fatherswere; our dayson the earthare like a shadow,and thereis nohope.
I am a strangerin the earth;Do not hideYour commandmentsfrom me.
"Hearmy prayer,O LORD,and giveearto my cry;Do not be silentat my tears;For I am a strangerwith You, A sojournerlike allmy fathers.
The childgrew,and she broughthim to Pharaoh'sdaughterand he becameher son.And she namedhim Moses,and said,"BecauseI drewhim out of the water."
"You shall not wronga strangeror oppresshim, for you were strangersin the landof Egypt.
So Mosestookhis wifeand his sonsand mountedthem on a donkey,and returnedto the landof Egypt.Mosesalso tookthe staffof Godin his hand.
The land,moreover, shall not be soldpermanently,for the landis Mine; for you are [but] aliensand sojournerswith Me.
"At thisremark,MOSESFLEDAND BECAMEAN ALIENIN THE LANDOF MIDIAN,wherehe became the fatherof twosons.
The sonsof Dansetup for themselves the gravenimage;and Jonathan,the sonof Gershom,the sonof Manasseh,he and his sonswere prieststo the tribeof the Danitesuntilthe dayof the captivityof the land.
It cameabout in duetime,after Hannahhad conceived,that she gavebirthto a son;and she namedhim Samuel,[saying], "BecauseI have askedhim of the LORD."
