Exodus 18:3
World English Bible (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”.
In context
1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
3 and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.
4 The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
Exodus 18:3 in every translation
- 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”.
- 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:
- 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:)