Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land"; New Living Translation (Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” English Standard Version along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land”), 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.” King James Bible 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: New King James Version with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”) New American Standard Bible and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” NASB 1995 and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.” NASB 1977 and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.” Legacy Standard Bible and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.” Amplified Bible along with her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom (stranger), for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” Christian Standard Bible along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land”) Holman Christian Standard Bible along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”) 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: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And her two children, one of whose names was Gershon, because he said, “I was a stranger in a strange land”: Brenton Septuagint Translation and her two sons: the name of the one was Gersam, his father saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land; - Douay-Rheims Bible And her two sons, of whom one was called Gersam, his father saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. English Revised Version and her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a strange land: GOD'S WORD® Translation along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom [Foreigner], because Moses said, "I was a foreigner living in another country." Good News Translation and Gershom and Eliezer, her two sons. (Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a strange land"; so he had named one son Gershom. International Standard Version along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom, because he used to say, "I was an alien in a foreign land," JPS Tanakh 1917 and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land'; Literal Standard Version and her two sons, of whom the name of one [is] Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a strange land”; Majority 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.” New American Bible and her two sons. One of these was named Gershom; for he said, “I am a resident alien in a foreign land.” NET Bible and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land"), New Revised Standard Version along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land”), New Heart 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". Webster's Bible Translation 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:) 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”. 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:' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Visit of Jethro…2After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her, 3along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” 4The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”… Cross References Acts 7:29 At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons. Exodus 2:22 And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land." Exodus 4:20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. Judges 18:30 The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. Treasury of Scripture 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: two sons Acts 7:29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. Gershom. Exodus 2:22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. Psalm 39:12 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. Hebrews 11:13 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. Jump to Previous Alien Foreign Foreigner Gershom Moses Sojourner Strange StrangerJump to Next Alien Foreign Foreigner Gershom Moses Sojourner Strange StrangerExodus 18 1. Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses7. Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord 9. Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice 13. He gives good counsel, which is accepted 27. Jethro departs (3)Gershom.--See Note on Exodus 2:22.Verse 3. - And her two sons. That Zipporah had borne Moses at least two sons before his return to Egypt from Midian, had appeared from Exodus 4:20. The name of the one, Gershom, and the ground of it, had been declared in Exodus 2:22. The repetition here may be accounted for by the present chapter having been originally a distinct and separate composition, written on a distinct roll, and subsequently incorporated by Moses into his great work. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew along with her twoשְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) sons. בָנֶ֑יהָ (ḇā·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son One הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first [son] אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was named שֵׁ֤ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name Gershom, גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם (gê·rə·šōm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1647: Gershom -- three Israelites for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Moses had said, אָמַ֔ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I have been הָיִ֔יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a foreigner גֵּ֣ר (gêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner in a foreign נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ (nā·ḵə·rî·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien land.” בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Exodus 18:3 NIVExodus 18:3 NLT Exodus 18:3 ESV Exodus 18:3 NASB Exodus 18:3 KJV Exodus 18:3 BibleApps.com Exodus 18:3 Biblia Paralela Exodus 18:3 Chinese Bible Exodus 18:3 French Bible Exodus 18:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 18:3 And her two sons (Exo. 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