KJV King James Version
And 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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Exodus 18:3
And 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
WEB World English Bible
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.
ASV American Standard Version
and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and her two sons, of whom the name of the one is Gershom, for he said, ‘a sojourner I have been in a strange land:’
Surrounding context — Exodus 18
1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
4 And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
5 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
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וְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]שְׁנֵ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoבָנֶ֑יהָH1121 · benson: childאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichשֵׁ֤םH8034 · shemnameהָֽאֶחָד֙H259 · e.chadoneגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םH1647 · ge.re.shomGershomכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאָמַ֔רH559 · a.marto sayגֵּ֣רH1616 · gersojournerהָיִ֔יתִיH1961 · ha.yahto beבְּאֶ֖רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetנָכְרִיָּֽה׃H5237 · nokh.riforeign
Cross-references
Exodus 2:22And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.Acts 7:29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.Exodus 4:20And 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.Hebrews 11:13These 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.Psalm 39:12Hear 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].1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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