Exodus 18:3-4 - Compare All Versions
Exodus 18:3-4 NIV (New International Version)
and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”; and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
Exodus 18:3-4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land”), and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).
Exodus 18:3-4 NLT (New Living Translation)
(Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” 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.”)
Exodus 18:3-4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land”) and the other Eliezer (because he had said, “The God of my father was my helper and rescued me from Pharaoh’s sword”).
Exodus 18:3-4 KJV (King James 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: and the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh
Exodus 18:3-4 NKJV (New King James Version)
with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”) 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”)
Exodus 18:1-4 MSG (The Message)
Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law to Moses, heard the report of all that God had done for Moses and Israel his people, the news that GOD had delivered Israel from Egypt. Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah, Moses’ wife who had been sent back home, and her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom (Sojourner) for he had said, “I’m a sojourner in a foreign land”; 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.”
Exodus 18:3-4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” And the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
Exodus 18:3-4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
along with her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom (stranger), for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” The other [son] was named Eliezer (my God is help), for Moses said, “The God of my father was my help, and He rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
Exodus 18:3-4 NET (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”), and the other Eliezer (for Moses had said, “The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).