EXO 2:22 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When she gave birth to a son, he named him ‘Gershom’ (which means ‘foreigner’) because he said, “I’ve become a foreigner living in a foreign land.”

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ γυνὴ ἔτεκεν υἱόν· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε Μωυσῆς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Γηρσάμ, λέγων, ὅτι παροικός εἰμι ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ.
(En gastri de labousa haʸ gunaʸ eteken huion; kai epōnomase Mōusaʸs to onoma autou Gaʸrsam, legōn, hoti paroikos eimi en gaʸ allotria. )

BrTr And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.

ULT And she birthed a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

UST When she gave birth to their first son, Moses said, “I am a foreigner living in a place foreign to me, so I will name him Gershom.”

BSB And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[fn] saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for foreigner.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE She bore a son, and he named him Gershom,[fn] for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”

2:22 “Gershom” sounds like the Hebrew for “an alien there”.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET When she bore a son, Moses named him Gershom, for he said, “I have become a resident foreigner in a foreign land.”

LSV and she bears a son, and he calls his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a strange land.”

FBV She had a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[fn] for he said, “I'm an exile living in a foreign country.”

2:22 “Gersom” sounds like “a foreigner there.”

T4T Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses/I named him Gershom, which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘foreigner’, because he/I said, “I am living as a foreigner in this land.”

LEB And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom because he said, “I am an alien in a foreign land.”[fn]

2:22 The word translated “alien” sounds like the first syllable in the name Gershom. The second syllable sounds like the word for “there”

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.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

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

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

DRA And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.[fn]

2.22 Gershom: that is, A stranger here

KJB-1611 And she bare him a sonne, and he called his name [fn]Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange land.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

2:22 Chap. 18. 3.

Bshps Which bare him a sonne, and he called his name Gershom: For he saide, I haue ben a straunger in a straunge land.
(Which bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: For he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.)

Gnva And she bare a sonne, whose name he called Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange lande.
(And she bare a son, whose name he called Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. )

Cvdl which bare him a sonne, and he called him Gerson, for he sayde: I am become a straunger in a straunge lande.
(which bare him a son, and he called him Gerson, for he said: I am become a stranger in a strange land.)

Wycl And sche childide a sone to hym, whom he clepide Gersan, and seide, Y was a comelyng in an alyen lond. Forsothe sche childide an othir sone, whom he clepide Eliezer, and seide, For God of my fadir is myn helpere, and delyuerede me fro the hond of Farao.
(And she childide a son to him, whom he called Gersan, and said, I was a comelyng in an alyen land. Forsothe she childide an other son, whom he called Elye/Elijahzer, and said, For God of my father is mine helpere, and delivered me from the hand of Farao.)

Luth Die gebar einen Sohn: und er hieß ihn Gersom; denn er sprach: Ich bin ein Fremdling worden im fremden Lande. (Und sie gebar noch einen Sohn, den hieß er Elieser, und sprach: Der GOtt meines Vaters ist mein Helfer und hat mich von der Hand Pharaos errettet.)
(The gebar a son: and he was_called him/it Gersom; because he spoke: I am a Fremdling worden in_the fremden land. (And they/she/them gebar still a son, the was_called he Elieser, and spoke: The God my father is my Helfer and has me from the/of_the hand Pharaos errettet.))

ClVg quæ peperit ei filium, quem vocavit Gersam, dicens: Advena fui in terra aliena. Alterum vero peperit, quem vocavit Eliezer, dicens: Deus enim patris mei adjutor meus eripuit me de manu Pharaonis.[fn]
(which gave_birth to_him filium, which he_called Gersam, saying: Advena fui in earth/land aliena. Alterum vero peperit, which he_called Eliezer, saying: God because of_the_father my/mine adyutor mine eripuit me about by_hand Pharaonis. )

2.22 Quæ peperit, etc. Allegorice. Christus Ecclesiam de gentibus sibi copulavit, quæ munere Spiritus septiformis una est in fide catholica. Unde: Una est columba mea; quæ gignit filium, qui vocatur advena, et alterum qui Dei adjutorium: advenæ enim sunt sancti super terram, sed Dei adjutorio nunquam carent.

2.22 Quæ peperit, etc. Allegorice. Christus Ecclesiam about nations sibi copulavit, which munere Spiritus septiformis una it_is in fide catholica. Whence: Una it_is columba mea; which gignit filium, who is_called advena, and the_other who of_God adyutorium: advenæ because are sancti over the_earth/land, but of_God adyutorio nunquam carent.

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