Exodus 18:3 Parallel Translations

along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom Foreigner, because Moses said, "I was a foreigner living in another country."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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:

ASV:

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:

BBE:

And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:

DBY:

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,

ERV:

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:

JPS:

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';

WBS:

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:)

WEB:

and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".

YLT:

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:'

Exodus 18:3 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 2:22 Then she gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."

Exodus 4:20 So Moses took his wife and his sons and mounted them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.

Acts 7:29 "At this remark, MOSES FLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN, where he became the father of two sons. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

18:3 The name of one was Gershom - A stranger, designing thereby not only a memorial of his own condition, but a memorandum to this son of his, for we are all strangers upon earth.

MHC:

18:1-6 Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the church of God, he might set a good example in family government, 1Ti 3:5.

CONC:

Alien Foreign Foreigner Gershom Named Sojourner Sons Strange Stranger

Alien Foreign Foreigner Gershom Moses Sojourner Strange Stranger

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