Exodus 18:3

Exodus 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”;
• English Standard Version (ESV)along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land"),
• New King James Version (NKJV)with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”)

Context of Exodus 18:3

1Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife Zipporah after he had sent her back, and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”), 4and the other Eliezer (for Moses had said, “The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”). 5Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, together with Moses’ sons and his wife, came to Moses in the desert where he was camping by the mountain of God.

Exodus 18:3 word by word

וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יהָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And her twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of which the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• for he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I have been an alienגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• in a strangeנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Exodus 18:3

• Acts 7:29When the man said this, Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
• Exodus 2:22When she bore a son, Moses named him Gershom, for he said, “I have become a resident foreigner in a foreign land.”
• Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.
• Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.
• 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

Commentaries on Exodus 18:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The name of the one was Gershom - See Clarke's note on Exodus 2:22.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12Moses had sent his wife and children back to stay with his father-in-law at some point. During the intense confrontation with Pharaoh, Moses might have feared for their lives. Jethro now came to meet Moses and the Israelites, bringing the family of Moses with him (18:2–6). During the visit, Moses gave him a report. Jethro came to trust in the Lord through the testimony of the Lord's work.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-5. Jethro ... came ... unto Moses, &c.--It is thought by many eminent commentators that this episode is inserted out of its chronological order, for it is described as occurring when the Israelites were "encamped at the mount of God." And yet they did not reach it till the third month after their departure from Egypt (Ex 19:1, 2; compare De 1:6, 9-15).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 18:3

• Gershom
• Moses
• Zipporah

In the dictionaries

• Gershom
• Goodness
• Hard
• Heavy
• Jethro
• Matter
• Wear
• Alien
• Blindness, Judicial
• Courts, Judicial

Commentaries on Exodus 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings