Exodus 2:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֵּ֣לֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בֵּ֔ן
bên
H1121
son
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
גֵּרְשֹׁ֑ם
Gêrᵉshôm
H1647
Gershom
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גֵּ֣ר
gêr
H1616
sojourner
הָיִ֔יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּאֶ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
נָכְרִיָּֽה
nokrîy
H5237
foreign
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World English Bible Public Domain
She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."
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King James Version Public Domain
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she birthed a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
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