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Exodus 2:21–22
21 Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. In time, Reuel gave Moses his daughter Zipporah to be his wife. 22 Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,* for he explained, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
| * | 2:22 Gershom sounds like a Hebrew term that means “a foreigner there.” |
Exodus 2:21–22 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. 22 She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 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.
Exodus 2:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
21 Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. 22 And she bore him a son. He called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 Moses agreed to stay with Jethro, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses to be his wife. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son. Moses named him Gershom, because Moses was a stranger in a land that was not his own.
Exodus 2:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
Exodus 2:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
Exodus 2:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 Moses decided to stay with the man. So Reuel gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses as his wife. 22 She gave birth to a son. Moses named him Gershom [Foreigner], because he said, “I was a foreigner living in another country.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. 22 She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage. 22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been an alien residing in a foreign land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 And Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. 22 And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom because he said, “I am an alien in a foreign land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man. And the man gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses to be his wife. 22 Zipporah had a son by him. Moses named him Gershom. Moses said, “I’m an outsider in a strange land.”
Exodus 2:21–22 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)
21 Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
22 Then she gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”
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