Exodus 18:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and her twoשְׁנֵ֣י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
sons,בָנֶ֑יהָ
(va·nei·ha;)
1121: sona prim. root
of whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
oneהָֽאֶחָד֙
(ha·'e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
was namedשֵׁ֤ם
(shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
Gershom,גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם
(ge·re·shom,)
1647: three Isr.from garash
for Moses said,אָמַ֔ר
(a·mar,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I have beenהָיִ֔יתִי
(ha·yi·ti,)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a sojournerגֵּ֣ר
(ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
in a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃
(na·che·ri·yah.)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker
land."בְּאֶ֖רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And her two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of which the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
was Gershom
Gershom  (gay-resh-ome')
Gereshom, the name of four Israelites -- Gershom.
for he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I have been an alien
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
in a strange
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and her two sons, of whom one was named Gershom, for Moses said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land")

International Standard Version
along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom, because he used to say, "I was an alien in a foreign land,"

NET Bible
and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land"),

GOD'S WORD® Translation
along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom [Foreigner], because Moses said, "I was a foreigner living in another country."

King James 2000 Bible
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:
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