Exodus 18:3
<< Exodus 18:3 >>
New International Version (©1984)
and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have become an alien in a foreign land";

New Living Translation (©2007)
(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 (©2001)
along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land”),

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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:

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom [Foreigner], because Moses said, "I was a foreigner living in another country."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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 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:

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:

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.

Darby Bible Translation
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,

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:

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:'

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

The name of the one was Gershom - See Clarke's note on Exodus 2:22.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And her two sons,.... Those also Jethro took along with him and his daughter:

of which the name of the one was Gershom; which seems to be his firstborn, Exodus 2:22, his name signifies a desolate stranger, as some, or, "there I was a stranger": the reason of which name follows agreeably thereunto:

for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land; meaning, not the land of Egypt, where he was born, and had lived forty years; but in the land of Midian, where he was when this son of his was born; and which name was given him partly to keep up the memory of his flight to Midian, and partly to instruct his son, that Midian, though his native place, was not his proper country where he was to dwell, but another, even the land of Canaan.


Geneva Study 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:


Wesley's Notes

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.


King James Translators' Notes

Gershom: that is A stranger there


Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


Acts 7:29 When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.
Exodus 2:22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become an alien in a foreign land."
Exodus 4:20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
Judges 18:30 There the Danites set up for themselves the idols, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land.

Alien Foreign Foreigner Gershom Moses Sojourner Strange Stranger


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 Ac 7:29

Gershom. i.e. A stranger there Ex 2:22 Ps 39:12 Heb 11:13 1Pe 2:11

Exodus Chapter 18 Verse 3

Alphabetical: a alien an and become been for foreign Gershom have her I in land Moses named of One said sojourner son sons two was whom

THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright ;© 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.All Rights Reserved.

The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

OT Law: Exodus 18:3 And her two sons (Exo. Ex) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Exodus 18:3 Bible Software
Exodus 18:3 Biblia Paralela
Exodus 18:3 Chinese Bible
Exodus 18:3 French Bible
Exodus 18:3 German Bible
Exodus 18:3 Danish Bible
Exodus 18:3 Swedish Bible
Exodus 18:3 Norwegian Bible
Exodus 18:3 Multilingual Bible

Online Bible