Exodus 18:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וְאֵ֖ת	h853
1	And her two	שְׁנֵ֣י	h8147
2	sons	בָנֶ֑יהָ	h1121
3		אֲשֶׁ֨ר	h834
4	of which the name	שֵׁ֤ם	h8034
5	of the one	הָֽאֶחָד֙	h259
6	was Gershom	גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם	h1647
7		כִּ֣י	h3588
8	for he said	אָמַ֔ר	h559
9	I have been an alien	גֵּ֣ר	h1616
10		הָיִ֔יתִי	h1961
11	land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	h776
12	in a strange	נָכְרִיָּֽה׃	h5237

Other Translations

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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,

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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:)

World English Bible (WEB)

and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom,{"Gershom" sounds like the Hebrew for "an alien there."} for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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:'