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

1Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and Moses’ father-in-law, heard about everything God had done for Moses and for His people Israel, and how Adonai had brought Israel out of Egypt. ( 2Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken in Moses’ wife Zipporah, after he had sent her away with her two sons. One was named Gershom because he said, “I have been an outsider in a foreign land,” 4and the name of the other was Eliezer because he said, “For my father’s God is my help , and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”) 5So Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped at 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 7:29At this remark, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
• Exodus 2:22She gave birth to a son and he named him Gershom, saying, “I have been an outsider in a foreign land.”
• Psalms 39:12With rebukes You chasten one for iniquity and You consume like a moth what he finds pleasure in. Surely all humanity is but a vapor. Selah
• Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith without receiving the things promised—but they saw them and welcomed them from afar, and they confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
• 1 Peter 2:11Loved ones, I urge you as strangers and sojourners to keep away from the fleshly cravings that war 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