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Genesis 21:31
“Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.”
King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 21:31 Context
28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? 30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. 32Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. 34And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
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Translation Details for Genesis 21:31
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
Other Translations for Genesis 21:31
Bible Commentary for Genesis 21:31
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 21:31
21:31 Beer - sheba - That is, the well of the oath, in remembrance of the covenant that they sware to, that they might be ever mindful of it.
Wherefore he called that place, Beer-sheba: because there they sware both of them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
- Basic English Bible
Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.
- Darby Bible
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba: because there they swore both of them.
- Webster's Bible
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
- World English Bible
therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible