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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.
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.”
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.
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."
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 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses. 22 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. 23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 7:29
And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons.
Hebrews 11:13-14
All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.
Exodus 2:10
And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
Exodus 18:3-4
And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
Exodus 22:21
Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 16:20
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people;
1 Chronicles 23:14-17
And the sons of Moses, the man of God, were put into the list of the tribe of Levi
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we, as all our fathers were, are like men from a strange country before you, who have got a place for a time in the land; our days on the earth are like a shade, and there is no hope of going on.
Psalm 39:12
Let my prayer come to your ears, O Lord, and give attention to my cry, make an answer to my weeping: for my time here is short before you, and in a little time I will be gone, like all my fathers.
Psalm 119:19
I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.