22And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.


In Context

19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water abundantly for us, and watered the flock.

20 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? why then have ye left the man behind? Call him, that he may eat bread.

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.

23 And it came to pass during those many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage;

24 and God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;

Exodus 2:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:22Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become an alien in a foreign land."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a sojourner in a strange land.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, |I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, 'A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.