Exodus 18:3
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 her two sonnes, of which the *name of the one was †Gershom: for he said, I haue bene an alien in a strange land.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, A stranger there.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 2.22.
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13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
13These all died †in faith, not hauing receiued the promises, but hauing seene them a farre off, and were perswaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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12Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
12*Heare my prayer, O LORD, and giue eare vnto my crie, hold not thy peace at my teares: for I am a straunger with thee, and a soiourner, as all my fathers were.
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Exodus 18:3
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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A stranger or foreigner; one not belonging to, or treated as outside, a people, place, or relation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
3And her two sonnes, of which the *name of the one was †Gershom: for he said, I haue bene an alien in a strange land.
Selected passage4And 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:
4And the name of the other was †Eliezer: for the God of my father, said he, was mine helpe, and deliuered me from the sword of Pharaoh.