Verse 3

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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  og de to sønnene hennes. Den ene het Gershom, for Moses hadde sagt: 'Jeg har vært en fremmed i et annet land,'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  og hennes to sønner. Den ene sønnen het Gersjom, for han sa: Jeg har vært en fremmed i et land som ikke er mitt eget.

• Norsk King James

  Og hennes to sønner; den ene het Gershom, fordi han sa: Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og hennes to sønner, hvorav den ene hette Gersom, for han (Moses) sa: "Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land,"

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  og hennes to sønner. Den ene het Gersom, for han sa: «Jeg har vært en utlending i et fremmed land.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  og hennes to sønner. Navnet på den ene var Gersom, for han sa: Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  og hennes to sønner; den ene het Gershom, for han sa: «Jeg har vært fremmed i et fremmed land.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  og hennes to sønner. Navnet på den ene var Gersom, for han sa: Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  og hennes to sønner, den ene het Gersom, for han sa: 'Jeg har vært en innvandrer i et fremmed land,'

• 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.'

• biblecontext

  { "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" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  sammen med hennes to sønner. Den ene het Gersom, for han sa: 'Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og hendes to Sønner, af hvilke den enes Navn var Gersom, thi han (Mose) sagde: Jeg haver været fremmed i et fremmed 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:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  og hennes to sønner. Den enes navn var Gersom, for han sa: 'Jeg har vært en fremmed i et merkelig land.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  sammen med hennes to sønner. Den ene sønnen het Gershom, for Moses sa: "Jeg har bodd som en fremmed i et fremmed land".

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og hennes to sønner. Den ene hette Gersjom, for han sa: 'Jeg har vært en fremmed i et fremmed land.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og hennes to sønner. Den ene het Gersom, for han sa, Jeg har vært en utlending i et fremmed land.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  og hennes to sønner, en av dem hette Gersom, for han sa, Jeg har bodd i et fremmed land.

• 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:

• 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 And she bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
• Acts 7:29 : 29 Then Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he had two sons.
• Heb 11:13 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
• Exod 4:20 : 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
• Ps 39:12 : 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
• 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;