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Exodus 18:3

Gershom

1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

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:

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:

5 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount 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 bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

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  • Acts 7:29

    Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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