Exodus 18:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 18:3

Jethro’s Advice

1 And ^aJethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that ^bGod had done for Moses and for Israel His people—that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.

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

3 with her ^atwo sons, of whom the name of one was¹ Gershom (for he said, ^b“I have been a stranger in a foreign land”)

4 and the name of the other was¹ Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my ^ahelp, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”);

5 and Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at ^athe mountain of God.

6 Now he had said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.”

Verse Comparison: Exodus 18:3

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American Standard Version
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:

Amplified® Bible
And her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom [ expulsion, or a stranger there], for Moses said, I have been an alien in a strange land;

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 18:2)

Darby English Version
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,

Good News Bible
and Gershom and Eliezer, her two sons. (Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a strange land"; so he had named one son Gershom.

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."

New International Version
and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have become an alien in a foreign land";

New King James Version
with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”)

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and her two sons, of whom one she named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have traveled as a sojourner in a foreign land."

Revised Standard Version
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"),

Young's Literal Translation
and her two sons, of whom the name of the one `is' Gershom, for he said, `a sojourner I have been in a strange land:'

New English Translation
and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses¹ had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”),

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