²Now Jethro, Moses’s father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah,^m Moses’s wife, after he had sent her back, ³along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom^D (because Moses had said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land”)ⁿ

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DIn the name Gershom sounds like the phrase “a stranger there.”

Cross references

m Ex 2:21; 4:25
n Ex 2:22; 4:20; Ac 7:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her home, along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land”),

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro received her and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”;

NLTNew Living Translation

Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in. (Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took Zipporah the wife of Moses after her sending away, and her two sons—the one whose name was Gershom, for he had said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land,”

KJV 1900King James Version

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:

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