Exodus 18:3
What does Exodus 18:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 18:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and her two sons, of whom the name of the one <FI>is<Fi> Gershom, for he said, `a sojourner I have been in a strange land:'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And her two sons, of whom one was called Gersam: his father saying, I have been a stranger in a foreign country.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom — for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land,
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
- Acts 7:29
And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.
- Exodus 2:22
And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
- Exodus 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.
- Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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