Exodus 2:22

וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פ

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Hebrew

וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ גֵּרְשֹׁ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פ

Greek (Septuagint)

ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λαβοῦσα ἢ γυνὴ ἔτεκεν υἱόν· καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν Μωυσῆς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Γηρσάμ, λέγων ὅτι πάροικός εἰμι ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίᾳ.

Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0

Latin (Vulgate)

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.

Spanish

La cual le parió un hijo, y él le puso por nombre Gersom: porque dijo: Peregrino soy en tierra ajena.

English

And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “ I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.” God Hears the Cry of the Israelites

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