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Exodus 18:3–4

along with her otwo sons. The name of the one was Gershom (pfor he said, q“I have been a sojourner1 in a foreign land”), and the name of the other, Eliezer2 (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).

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Exodus 18:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”; and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

Exodus 18:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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: 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 18:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

(Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)

Exodus 18:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”) and the name of the other was Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”);

Exodus 18:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

along with his two sons. The first son was named Gershom, because when he was born, Moses said, “I am a stranger in a foreign country.” The other son was named Eliezer, because when he was born, Moses said, “The God of my father is my help. He saved me from the king of Egypt.”

Exodus 18:3–4 — American Standard Version (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: and the name of the other was Eliezer; for he said, The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

Exodus 18:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (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, —and the name of the other, Eliezer—For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

Exodus 18:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom [Foreigner], because Moses said, “I was a foreigner living in another country.” The name of the other was Eliezer [My God Is a Helper], because he said, “My father’s God was my helper. He saved me from Pharaoh’s death sentence.” 

Exodus 18:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”) and the other Eliezer (because he had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword”).

Exodus 18:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land”), and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).

Exodus 18:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

and her two sons—the one whose name was Gershom, for he had said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land,” and the one whose name was Eliezer, for “the God of my father was my help, and he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

Exodus 18:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

and her two sons. One son was named Gershom. That’s because Moses had said, “I’m an outsider in a strange land.” The other was named Eliezer. That’s because Moses had said, “My father’s God helped me. He saved me from Pharaoh’s sword.”

Exodus 18:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”

The other was named Eliezer, for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”


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