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Exodus 18:3

Gershom

1 Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

2 After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,

along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

4 The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

5 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.

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BSB
along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
KJV
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:
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:
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,
BLB
and her two sons, of whom the name of one [was] Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”
ÅB
og hennes to sønner - den ene hette Gersom, for Moses hadde sagt: Jeg er blitt gjest i et fremmed land,
OTB
sammen med hennes to sønner. Den ene hette Gersom, for Moses hadde sagt: «Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land.»
B1930
og hennes to sønner - den ene hette Gersom, for Moses hadde sagt: Jeg er blitt gjest i et fremmed land,

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Cross references

  • Exodus 2:22

    And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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  • Acts 7:29

    At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.

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  • Exodus 4:20

    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.

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  • Psalms 39:12

    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.

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  • Hebrews 11:13

    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.

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  • 1 Peter 2:11

    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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