Exodus 18:3
“And her two sonnes, of which the name of the one was Gershom: for he said, I haue bene an alien in a strange land.”
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Exodus 18:3 Context
1When Iethro 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: 2Then Iethro Moses father in law tooke Zipporah Moses wife, after he had sent her backe, 3And her two sonnes, of which the name of the one was Gershom: for he said, I haue bene an alien in a strange land. 4And the name of the other was Eliezer: for the God of my father, said he, was mine helpe, and deliuered me from the sword of Pharaoh. 5And Iethro Moses father in law came with his sonnes and his wife vnto Moses into the wildernes, where he encamped at the mount of God.
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Other Translations for 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:
- King James Version
and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
- Basic English Bible
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,
- Darby 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:)
- Webster's 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".
- World English Bible
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:'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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';
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 18:3
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.