Exodus 18:3
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:
Exodus 18:3 in other translations
| BSB | along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” |
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| 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”. |
| ASV | 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 | 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:' |
| DARBY | 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, |
| BBE | And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land: |
| Webster | 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:) |
What does Exodus 18:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 18:1-5
Ex 18:1-27. Visit of Jethro. 1-5. Jethro ... came ... unto Moses, &c.--It is thought by many eminent commentators that this episode is inserted out of its chronological order, for it is described as occurring when the Israelites were "encamped at the mount of God." And yet they did not reach it till the third month after their departure from Egypt (Ex 19:1, 2; compare De 1:6, 9-15).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 18:1-6
Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the church of God, he might set a good example in family government, 1Ti 3:5.
Exodus 18:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 18:3
- Exodus 2:22
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
- Acts 7:29
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
- Exodus 4:20
And 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.
- Psalms 39:12
Hear 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.
- Hebrews 11:13
These 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.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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Context
- Exodus 18:2
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
- Exodus 18:3
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:
- Exodus 18:4
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:
Exodus 18:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á sus dos hijos; el uno se llamaba Gersom, porque dijo, Peregrino he sido en tierra ajena; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ses deux fils, dont l’un s’appelait Guershom, car il avait dit: J’ai séjourné dans un pays étranger; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und ihre zwei Söhne, von denen der Name des einen Gersom war, denn er sprach: Ein Fremdling bin ich geworden in fremdem Lande, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et duos filios ejus: quorum unus vocabatur Gersam, dicente patre: Advena fui in terra aliena; |