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Exodus 2:22
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Exodus 2:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 She conceived and bore a son, whom he named Gershom;[a] for he said, “I am a stranger residing in a foreign land.”(A)
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- 2:22 Gershom: the name is explained unscientifically as if it came from the Hebrew word ger, “sojourner, resident alien,” and the Hebrew word sham, “there.” Stranger residing: Hebrew ger, one who seeks and finds shelter and a home away from his or her own people or land.
Exodus 2:22
New International Version
Exodus 2:22
New International Version
22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](A) saying, “I have become a foreigner(B) in a foreign land.”
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- Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.
Exodus 2:22
King James Version
Exodus 2:22
King James Version
22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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Exodus 18:3-4
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Exodus 18:3-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 and her two sons. One of these was named Gershom;(A) for he said, “I am a resident alien in a foreign land.” 4 The other was named Eliezer; for he said, “The God of my father is my help; he has rescued me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
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Exodus 18:3-4
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Exodus 18:3-4
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3 and her two sons.(A) One son was named Gershom,[a] for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”;(B) 4 and the other was named Eliezer,[b](C) for he said, “My father’s God was my helper;(D) he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
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- Exodus 18:3 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.
- Exodus 18:4 Eliezer means my God is helper.
Exodus 18:3-4
King James Version
Exodus 18:3-4
King James Version
3 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:
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
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