Exodus 18:3
King James Version (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:
In context
1 When Jethro, 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;
2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
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:
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
5 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
Exodus 18:3 in every translation
- KJV 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:
- WEB 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”.
- BSB 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.”
- ASV 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:
- YLT 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:'
- DBY Darby 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,
- WBS Webster 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:)