I have been a stranger in a strange land.

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I have been a stranger in a strange land.

In the original Hebrew

גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פ

Moses

Exodus 2:22 · 1405 BC

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Exile

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Scripture

Time

1405 BC Old Testament Era

Person

Moses

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 2:22).

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