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One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, &#8220I have become a foreigner in a foreign land";<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />(Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land”),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And her two sons; of which the name of the one <i>was</i> Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />with her two sons, of whom the name of one <i>was</i> Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, &#8220I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />along with her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom (stranger), for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land”)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, &#8220I have been a foreigner in a foreign land&#8221)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a strange land:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom [Foreigner], because Moses said, "I was a foreigner living in another country."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and Gershom and Eliezer, her two sons. (Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a strange land"; so he had named one son Gershom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom, because he used to say, "I was an alien in a foreign land," <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, ?I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land"),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and her two sons, of whom the name of one [is] Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a strange land”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and her two sons, of whom the name of the one is Gershom, for he said, 'a sojourner I have been in a strange land:'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And her two sons, which the name of the one Gershom, for he said I was a stranger in a strange land;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And her two sons, of whom one was called Gersam, his father saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and her two sons, of whom one was called Gershom, (for his father said, “I have been a newcomer in a foreign land,”)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and her two sons. One of these was named Gershom; for he said, “I am a resident alien in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been an alien in a foreign land”),<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershon; for he said, I have been an alien in a foreign land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And her two children, one of whose names was Gershon, because he said, “I was a stranger in a strange land”:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land';<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and her two sons: the name of the one was Gersam, <i>his father</i> saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land; -<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4472" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/18.htm">The Visit of Jethro</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">her two</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·ne·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons.</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">One</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">was named</a> <a href="/hebrew/1647.htm" title="1647: gê·rə·šōm (N-proper-ms) -- Three Isr. For Gershown; Gereshom, the name of four Israelites.">Gershom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Moses had said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">“I have been</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">a foreigner</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: nā·ḵə·rî·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">in a foreign</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Acts 7:29</a></span><br />At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-24.htm">Hebrews 11:24-27</a></span><br />By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. / He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. / He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15-22</a></span><br />When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. / Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29-32</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.” / “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.” / “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a></span><br />Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a></span><br />And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-15.htm">1 Chronicles 23:15-17</a></span><br />The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. / The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first. / The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a></span><br />Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-19.htm">Psalm 119:19</a></span><br />I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Matthew 2:20-21</a></span><br />“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.” / So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-19.htm">Luke 24:19-21</a></span><br />“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people. / Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him. / But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-33.htm">John 7:33-36</a></span><br />So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me. / You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” / At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-28.htm">John 16:28</a></span><br />I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Acts 7:23-25</a></span><br />When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. / And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him. / He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">two sons</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Acts 7:29</a></b></br> Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.</p><p class="hdg">Gershom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Exodus 2:22</a></b></br> And she bare <i>him</i> a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a></b></br> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I <i>am</i> a stranger with thee, <i>and</i> a sojourner, as all my fathers <i>were</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a></b></br> These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of <i>them</i>, and embraced <i>them</i>, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Gershom</a> <a href="/exodus/18-2.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/exodus/12-49.htm">Stranger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-29.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Gershom</a> <a href="/exodus/18-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/exodus/21-8.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Stranger</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-13.htm">He gives good counsel, which is accepted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-27.htm">Jethro departs</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>along with her two sons.</b><br>This phrase refers to the sons of Moses and Zipporah. The mention of "two sons" highlights the family unit that Moses had established during his time in Midian. This family context is significant as it shows Moses' personal life and responsibilities beyond his leadership role. The presence of his sons also emphasizes the continuation of his lineage and the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham about his descendants.<p><b>One son was named Gershom,</b><br>The name "Gershom" is derived from the Hebrew root "ger," meaning "foreigner" or "sojourner." This name reflects Moses' experience in Midian, where he lived as an outsider. Naming in biblical times often carried deep significance, reflecting personal experiences or divine encounters. Gershom's name serves as a reminder of Moses' journey and the transitional phase of his life before returning to Egypt to lead the Israelites.<p><b>for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”</b><br>This statement encapsulates Moses' sense of identity and his experience of exile. It reflects the broader theme of the Israelites' own sojourn in Egypt and their eventual exodus. The concept of being a "foreigner" resonates with the Christian understanding of believers as "strangers and pilgrims" on earth (<a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, where they would transition from foreigners to inheritors of God's promise. Moses' personal experience as a foreigner parallels the collective experience of the Israelites, highlighting themes of redemption and divine purpose.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Exodus, chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. In this verse, he reflects on his time in Midian.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gershom.htm">Gershom</a></b><br>The first son of Moses and Zipporah. His name means "a stranger there," reflecting Moses' feelings of being a foreigner in Midian.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zipporah.htm">Zipporah</a></b><br>Moses' wife, the daughter of Jethro, the priest of Midian. She plays a supportive role in Moses' life and journey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>The land where Moses fled after killing an Egyptian. It is here that he marries Zipporah and starts a family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jethro.htm">Jethro</a></b><br>Moses' father-in-law, a priest of Midian, who later provides Moses with wise counsel on leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Just as Moses named his son Gershom to reflect his status as a foreigner, Christians are reminded that their ultimate identity is in Christ, not in earthly affiliations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_life's_transitions.htm">God's Sovereignty in Life's Transitions</a></b><br>Moses' time in Midian was a period of preparation. Trust in God's plan during times of transition and uncertainty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_as_a_reflection_of_spiritual_journey.htm">Family as a Reflection of Spiritual Journey</a></b><br>The naming of Gershom shows how personal experiences and spiritual journeys can be reflected in family life and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embracing_the_role_of_a_sojourner.htm">Embracing the Role of a Sojourner</a></b><br>Like Moses, believers are called to live as sojourners in this world, focusing on their heavenly citizenship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_naming_and_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Naming and Remembrance</a></b><br>Names in the Bible often carry significant meaning and serve as reminders of God's work and promises in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_is_truth'_mean.htm">Who was Moses' father-in-law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jethro_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Jethro in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_moses_father_any_children.htm">Did Moses father any children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._1_13-16_align_with_israel's_leadership.htm">Deuteronomy 1:13-16 details a system of judges set up by Moses; how does this align with other biblical accounts about Israel's leadership structure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3)<span class= "bld">Gershom.</span>--See Note on <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm" title="And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.">Exodus 2:22</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And her two sons</span>. That Zipporah had borne Moses at least two sons before his return to Egypt from Midian, had appeared from <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Exodus 4:20</a>. <span class="cmt_word">The name of the one, Gershom</span>, and the ground of it, had been declared in <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Exodus 2:22</a>. The repetition here may be accounted for by the present chapter having been originally a distinct and separate composition, written on a distinct roll, and subsequently incorporated by Moses into his great work. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/18-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">along with her two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ne·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֶחָד֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[son]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was named</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gershom,</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(gê·rə·šōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1647.htm">Strong's 1647: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gershom -- three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses had said,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I have been</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֔יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a foreigner</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a foreign</span><br /><span class="heb">נָכְרִיָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḵə·rî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foreign, alien</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/18-3.htm">Exodus 18:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/18-3.htm">OT Law: Exodus 18:3 And her two sons (Exo. 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