Exodus 18:3-4

³ And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; [1] for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: ⁴ And the name of the other was Eliezer; [2] for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

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Other Translations of Exodus 18:3-4

New International Version

³ and her two sons. One son was named Gershom,"Gershom" sounds like the Hebrew for "a foreigner there." for Moses said, "I have become a foreigner in a foreign land"; ⁴ and the other was named Eliezer,"Eliezer" means "my God is helper." for he said, "My father's God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh."

English Standard Version

³ along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom ( for he said, "I have been a sojournerGershom sounds like the Hebrew word for sojourner in a foreign land"), ⁴ and the name of the other, EliezerEliezer means My God is help (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh").

The Message

³ and her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (Sojourner) for he had said, "I'm a sojourner in a foreign land"; ⁴ the name of the other was Eliezer (God's-Help) because "The God of my father is my help and saved me from death by Pharaoh."

New King James Version

³ with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land") ⁴ and the name of the other was Eliezer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh");

New Living Translation

³ (Moses' first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land." ⁴ His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, "The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.")

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 18:3-4

Commentary on Exodus 18:1-6

(Read Exodus 18:1-6)

Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the church of God, he might set a good example in family government, 1 Timothy 3:5.