Parallel Verses
World English Bible
She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."
New American Standard Bible
Then she gave birth to
King James Version
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Holman Bible
She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a foreigner
International Standard Version
Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, because he used to say, "I became an alien in a foreign land."
A Conservative Version
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
American Standard Version
And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
Amplified
She gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom (stranger); for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
Bible in Basic English
And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
Darby Translation
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
Julia Smith Translation
And she will bear a son, and he will call his name Gershom; for he said, I was a sojourner in a strange land.
King James 2000
And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom because he said, "I am an alien in a foreign land."
Modern King James verseion
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and he called him Gershom: for he said, "I have been a stranger in a strange land." And she bare yet another son, whom he called Eliezer saying, "The God of my father is mine helper, and hath rid me out of the hands of Pharaoh."
NET Bible
When she bore a son, Moses named him Gershom, for he said, "I have become a resident foreigner in a foreign land."
New Heart English Bible
She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."
The Emphasized Bible
And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom, - for he said, A, sojourner, I am, in a strange land.
Webster
And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Youngs Literal Translation
and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, 'A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses In Midian
21 Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter. 22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land." 23 It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 7:29
Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
Hebrews 11:13-14
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Exodus 2:10
The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."
Exodus 18:3-4
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".
Exodus 22:21
"You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 16:20
They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
1 Chronicles 23:14-17
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are strangers before you, and foreigners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no remaining.
Psalm 39:12
"Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don't be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.
Psalm 119:19
I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me.