Exodus 2:22 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And she bare	וַתֵּ֣לֶד	h3205
1	him a son	בֵּ֔ן	h1121
2	and he called	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	h7121
3		אֶת	h853
4	his name	שְׁמ֖וֹ	h8034
5	Gershom	גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֑ם	h1647
6		כִּ֣י	h3588
7	for he said	אָמַ֔ר	h559
8	I have been a stranger	גֵּ֣ר	h1616
9		הָיִ֔יתִי	h1961
10	land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	h776
11	in a strange	נָכְרִיָּֽה׃	h5237

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

World English Bible (WEB)

She bore a son, and he named him Gershom,{"Gershom" sounds like the Hebrew for "an alien there."} for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, `A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'