Exodus 2:22

In 11 translations

BSB

And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for foreigner.

KJV

And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.Gershom: that is, A stranger here

WEB

She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”“Gershom” sounds like the Hebrew for “an alien there”.

ASV

And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

LSV

and she bears a son, and he calls his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a strange land.”

YLT

and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, 'A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'

DBY

And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

DRC

And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.

GNV

And she bare a sonne, whose name he called Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange lande.

JPS

And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land.'

LXXE

And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.

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WLC

וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ גֵּרְשֹׁ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ γυνὴ ἔτεκεν υἱόν· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε Μωυσῆς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Γηρσάμ, λέγων, ὅτι παροικός εἰμι ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ.

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• Acts 7:29At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
• Hebrews 11:13–14All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Now…
• Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
• 1 Chronicles 16:20they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
• Psalms 119:19I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
• Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
• 1 Chronicles 29:15For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
• Exodus 18:3–4along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and…
• 1 Chronicles 23:14–17As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first.…
• Exodus 2:10When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”

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