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Strong Concordance Ex 4:7 And he said [0559], Put [07725] thine hand [03027] into thy bosom [02436] again [07725]. And he put [07725] his hand [03027] into his bosom [02436] again [07725]; and plucked [03318] it out of his bosom [02436], and, behold, it was turned again [07725] as his other flesh [01320].

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BOSOM The front of the upper part of the body, the breast. The orientals generally wore long wide, and loose garments; and when about to carry any thing away that their hands would not contain, they used for the purpose a fold in the bosom of their robe above the girdle, Lu 6:38. Our Savior is said to carry his lambs in his bosom, which beautifully represents his tender care and watchfulness over them, Isa 40:11.
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