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


In Context

19 and they say, 'A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;'

20 and he saith unto his daughters, 'And where is he? why is this? — ye left the man! call for him, and he doth eat bread.'

21 And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,

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

23 And it cometh to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dieth, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goeth up unto God, because of the service;

24 and God heareth their groaning, and God remembereth 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 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 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.