Parallel Verses
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.”
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.
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.
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.'
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses In Midian
21
Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife].
22 She gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom (stranger); for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
23
Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 7:29
At this remark Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.
Hebrews 11:13-14
All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Exodus 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. And she named him
Exodus 18:3-4
along with her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom (stranger), for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 16:20
When they wandered from nation to nation,
And from one kingdom to another people,
1 Chronicles 23:14-17
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were counted among the tribe of Levi.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are
Psalm 39:12
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and listen to my cry;
Do not be silent at my tears;
For I am Your temporary guest,
A sojourner like all my fathers.
Psalm 119:19
I am a stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.