Exodus 18:3
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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:along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
In other translations
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:along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
Hebrew words
וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853שְׁנֵיshenei[the] twoH8147בָנֶיהָvaneihasons herH1121אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834שֵׁםshem[the] name ofH8034הָאֶחָדha'echadthe oneH259גֵּרְשֹׁםgereshom[was] GershomH1647כִּיkiforH3588אָמַר'amarhe had saidH559גֵּרgera sojournerH1616הָיִיתִיhayitiI have becomeH1961בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin a landH776נָכְרִיָּה׃nakheriyahforeignH5237
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Related verses
- Exodus 2:22And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
- Acts 7:29Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
- Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.All 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.
- Exodus 4:20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
- Psalm 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.Hear 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 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
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People and places
People: Gershom