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.


In Context

19 They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink.

20 But he said: Where is he? why have you let the man go? call him that he may eat bread.

21 And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:

22 And 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.

23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.

24 And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:22And she bore 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.