Genesis 21:31

In 11 translations

BSB

So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath.

KJV

Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.Beer-sheba: that is, The well of the oath

WEB

Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.Beersheba can mean “well of the oath” or “well of seven”.

ASV

Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

LSV

therefore he has called that place “Beer-Sheba,” for both of them have sworn there.

YLT

therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.

DBY

Therefore he called that place Beer-sheba, because there they had sworn, both of them.

DRC

Therefore that place was called Bersabee: because there both of them did swear.

GNV

Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.

JPS

Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.

LXXE

Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore.

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WLC

עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ם נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

LXX-Br

Διὰ τοῦτο ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Φρέαρ ὁρκισμοῦ· ὅτι ἐκεῖ ὤμοσαν ἀμφότεροι.

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• Genesis 26:33So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
• Genesis 21:14Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
• 1 Kings 4:25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
• Joshua 15:28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
• 2 Samuel 17:11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
• Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
• Genesis 26:23From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,

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