Exodus 2:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.””
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“And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, `A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 2:22 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 2:10When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
- Exodus 4:20So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
- Exodus 18:3along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
- Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- 1 Chronicles 16:20they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
- 1 Chronicles 23:14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 29:15For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
- Psalms 39:12Hear 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.
- Psalms 119:19I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
- Acts 7:29At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
- Hebrews 11:13All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
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