Exodus 18:3

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{ "verseID": "Exodus.18.3", "source": "וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יהָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃", "text": "*wə*-*ʾēt* two *bāneyhā* which name *hāʾeḥād* *gēršōm* because *ʾāmar* *gēr* *hāyîtî* in-*ʾereṣ* *nokrîyāh*", "grammar": { "*wə*-*ʾēt*": "conjunction with direct object marker - and [he took]", "*bāneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sons", "*hāʾeḥād*": "article with adjective, masculine singular - the one", "*gēršōm*": "proper noun - Gershom", "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular - sojourner/foreigner", "*hāyîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I was/have been", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*nokrîyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign/strange" }, "variants": { "*gēršōm*": "Gershom (sounds like 'sojourner there')", "*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/resident alien/stranger", "*nokrîyāh*": "foreign/strange/alien" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יהָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾēt two bāneyhā which name hāʾeḥād gēršōm because ʾāmar gēr hāyîtî in-ʾereṣ nokrîyāh

Grammar Details

• *wə*-*ʾēt*: conjunction with direct object marker - and [he took]
• *bāneyhā*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sons
• *hāʾeḥād*: article with adjective, masculine singular - the one
• *gēršōm*: proper noun - Gershom
• *ʾāmar*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *gēr*: noun, masculine singular - sojourner/foreigner
• *hāyîtî*: perfect, 1st singular - I was/have been
• *ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
• *nokrîyāh*: adjective, feminine singular - foreign/strange

Word Meanings

• *gēršōm*: Gershom (sounds like 'sojourner there')
• *gēr*: sojourner/foreigner/resident alien/stranger
• *nokrîyāh*: foreign/strange/alien

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  along with her two sons. One was named Gershom, meaning, 'I have been a foreigner in a foreign land,' because Moses had said, 'I was a sojourner in a strange land.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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 with Strong's Numbers

  and her two{H8147} sons;{H1121} of whom the name{H8034} of the one{H259} was Gershom;{H1647} for he said,{H559} I have been a sojourner{H1616} in a foreign{H5237} land:{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And her two{H8147} sons{H1121}; of which the name{H8034} of the one{H259} was Gershom{H1647}; for he said{H559}{(H8804)}, I have been an alien{H1616} in a strange{H5237} land{H776}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and hir.ij. sonnes, of which the one was called Gerson, for he sayde: I haue bene an alient in a straunge lande.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  with her two sonnes. The one was called Gerson, for he saide: I am become a straunger in a straunge londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And her two sonnes, (whereof the one was called Gershom: for he sayd, I haue bene an aliant in a strange land:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And her two sonnes, of which the one was called Gershom: for he sayde, I haue ben an aliaunt in a straunge land:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 (1862/1898)

  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:'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom(for Moses had said,“I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”),

Referenced Verses

• Exod 2:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Exodus.2.22", "source": "וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ גֵּרְשֹׁ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פ", "text": "*wa-tēled bēn wa-yyiqrāʾ ʾet-šəmô gēršōm kî ʾāmar gēr hāyîtî bəʾereṣ nāḵrîyyâ*", "grammar": { "*wa-tēled*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and bore/gave birth to", "*bēn*": "masculine singular noun - son", "*wa-yyiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and called", "*ʾet-šəmô*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*gēršōm*": "proper noun - Gershom", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*gēr*": "masculine singular noun - sojourner/stranger", "*hāyîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have been", "*bəʾereṣ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - in a land of", "*nāḵrîyyâ*": "feminine singular adjective - foreign/strange" }, "variants": { "*tēled*": "bore/gave birth to", "*bēn*": "son", "*yiqrāʾ*": "called/named", "*šēm*": "name", "*gēršōm*": "Gershom [wordplay with 'sojourner there']", "*ʾāmar*": "said/declared", "*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/stranger", "*hāyîtî*": "I have been/I was", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/country/territory", "*nāḵrîyyâ*": "foreign/strange/alien" } }
• Acts 7:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Acts.7.29", "source": "Ἔφυγεν δὲ Μωσῆς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, καὶ ἐγένετο πάροικος ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ, οὗ ἐγέννησεν υἱοὺς δύο.", "text": "*Ephygen* *de* *Mōsēs* *en* the *logō* this, *kai* *egeneto* *paroikos* *en* *gē* *Madiam*, *hou* *egennēsen* *hyious* *dyo*.", "grammar": { "*Ephygen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - fled", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/now", "*Mōsēs*": "nominative masculine singular - Moses", "*en*": "preposition + dative - at/because of", "*logō*": "dative masculine singular - word/saying", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became", "*paroikos*": "nominative masculine singular - foreigner/sojourner", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gē*": "dative feminine singular - land", "*Madiam*": "genitive/dative - Midian", "*hou*": "relative adverb - where", "*egennēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - begat/fathered", "*hyious*": "accusative masculine plural - sons", "*dyo*": "numeral - two" }, "variants": { "*Ephygen*": "fled/escaped/ran away", "*logō*": "word/saying/statement/matter", "*egeneto*": "became/came to be/happened to be", "*paroikos*": "foreigner/sojourner/alien resident", "*gē*": "land/earth/territory" } }
• Heb 11:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.13", "source": "Κατὰ πίστιν ἀπέθανον οὗτοι πάντες, μὴ λαβόντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, ἀλλὰ πόρρωθεν αὐτὰς ἰδόντες, καὶ πεισθέντες, καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι, καὶ ὁμολογήσαντες ὅτι ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδημοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.", "text": "According to *pistin* *apethanon* *houtoi* *pantes*, *mē* having *labontes* the *epangelias*, but from *porrōthen* them having *idontes*, and having been *peisthentes*, and having *aspasamenoi*, and having *homologēsantes* that *xenoi* and *parepidēmoi* they *eisin* upon the *gēs*.", "grammar": { "*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith", "*apethanon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - died", "*houtoi*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - these", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*labontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having received", "*epangelias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - promises", "*porrōthen*": "adverb - from afar", "*idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen", "*peisthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been persuaded", "*aspasamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having greeted/embraced", "*homologēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having confessed/acknowledged", "*xenoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - strangers/foreigners", "*parepidēmoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sojourners/pilgrims", "*eisin*": "present indicative, 3rd plural - they are", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of earth/land" }, "variants": { "*apethanon*": "died/passed away", "*pantes*": "all/every/whole", "*labontes*": "having received/taken/obtained", "*epangelias*": "promises/announcements", "*porrōthen*": "from afar/at a distance", "*idontes*": "having seen/perceived/beheld", "*peisthentes*": "having been persuaded/convinced/assured", "*aspasamenoi*": "having greeted/embraced/welcomed", "*homologēsantes*": "having confessed/acknowledged/professed", "*xenoi*": "strangers/foreigners/guests", "*parepidēmoi*": "sojourners/pilgrims/temporary residents", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground" } }
• Exod 4:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.20", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֗יו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמֹ֔ר וַיָּ֖שָׁב אַ֣רְצָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־מַטֵּ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *yiqqaḥ* *Mōšeh* *ʾet*-*ʾištô* and-*ʾet*-*bānāyw* and *yarkibēm* on-the-*ḥămôr* and *yāšāb* *ʾarṣâh* *Miṣrāyim* and *yiqqaḥ* *Mōšeh* *ʾet*-*maṭṭēh* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* in-*yādô*.", "grammar": { "*yiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he took", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*yarkibēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix with waw conversive - he made them ride", "*ḥămôr*": "noun, masculine singular - donkey", "*yāšāb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he returned", "*ʾarṣâh*": "noun, feminine singular with directional hey - to the land of", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*maṭṭēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - staff of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand" }, "variants": { "*yarkibēm*": "made them ride/set them", "*ḥămôr*": "donkey/ass", "*maṭṭēh ha-ʾĕlōhîm*": "staff of God/the divine rod/rod of God" } }
• Ps 39:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.12", "source": "בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל־עָוֺ֨ן ׀ יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "With-*tôkāḥôt* upon-*ʿāwōn* *yissartā* *ʾîš* and-*temes* like-*ʿāš* *ḥămûdô* *ʾak* *hebel* all-*ʾādām* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*tôkāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural with prefixed preposition 'bə' - with reproofs", "*ʿāwōn*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'al' - for iniquity", "*yissartā*": "verb, piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you discipline", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*temes*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction 'wa' - and you melt away", "*ʿāš*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition 'kə' - like a moth", "*ḥămûdô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his desired things", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - every man", "*selāh*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*tôkāḥôt*": "reproofs/corrections/rebukes", "*ʿāwōn*": "iniquity/guilt/punishment for iniquity", "*yissartā*": "you discipline/chasten/correct", "*temes*": "you melt away/consume/dissolve", "*ʿāš*": "moth/insect that destroys clothes", "*ḥămûdô*": "his desired things/precious things/beauty", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness" } }
• 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.11", "source": "Ἀγαπητοί, παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους, ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς·", "text": "*Agapētoi*, *parakalō* as *paroikous* and *parepidēmous*, *apechesthai tōn sarkikōn epithymiōn*, *haitines strateuontai kata tēs psychēs*;", "grammar": { "*Agapētoi*": "adjective, masculine plural vocative - beloved", "*parakalō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I exhort/encourage/urge", "*paroikous*": "noun, masculine plural accusative - sojourners/resident aliens", "*parepidēmous*": "noun, masculine plural accusative - strangers/pilgrims", "*apechesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to abstain from", "*tōn sarkikōn*": "adjective with article, feminine plural genitive - fleshly/carnal", "*epithymiōn*": "noun, feminine plural genitive - desires/lusts", "*haitines*": "relative pronoun, feminine plural nominative - which", "*strateuontai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person plural - wage war", "*kata*": "preposition + genitive - against", "*tēs psychēs*": "noun with article, feminine singular genitive - the soul" }, "variants": { "*Agapētoi*": "beloved/dear ones", "*parakalō*": "I exhort/encourage/urge/beseech", "*paroikous*": "sojourners/resident aliens/temporary residents", "*parepidēmous*": "strangers/pilgrims/exiles", "*apechesthai*": "to abstain from/keep away from/refrain from", "*sarkikōn*": "fleshly/carnal/bodily", "*epithymiōn*": "desires/lusts/cravings", "*strateuontai*": "wage war/battle/campaign", "*psychēs*": "soul/life/self" } }