KJV ORIGINAL
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:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And her two sons—one was named Gershom, because Moses had said, 'I have been a foreigner living in a strange land.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that Moses named his first son Gershom to remember his experience of being a stranger and outsider in a foreign country.
📚 Historical Context
Moses was living in exile in Midian after fleeing Egypt for killing an Egyptian taskmaster. He had married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro (a Midianite priest), and they had two sons. The name Gershom literally means 'stranger there' or 'sojourner,' reflecting Moses' feelings of displacement during his 40 years away from both Egypt and the land God had promised to his people.
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