Genesis 21:31

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

Translations

Genesis 21:31 - Amplified Bible

Therefore that place was called Beersheba [well of the oath], because there both parties swore an oath.

Genesis 21:31 - American Standard Version

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

Genesis 21:31 - Bible in Basic English

So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.

Genesis 21:31 - Darby Bible

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

Genesis 21:31 - English Standard Version

Therefore that place was called Beersheba, because there both of them swore an oath.

Genesis 21:31 - King James Version

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

Genesis 21:31 - La Biblia de las Americas

Por lo cual llamò aquel lugar Beerseba (I.e., pozo del juramento, o, pozo de siete), porque allì juraron los dos.

Genesis 21:31 - The Message

That’s how the place got named Beersheba (the Oath-Well), because the two of them swore a covenant oath there. After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and his commander, Phicol, left and went back to Philistine territory.

Genesis 21:31 - New American Standard Bible

Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.

Genesis 21:31 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Por lo cual llamò aquel lugar Beerseba (Pozo del Juramento), porque allì juraron los dos.

Genesis 21:31 - World English Bible

Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.

Genesis 21:31 - Young's Living Translation

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

Genesis 21:31 - Additional Comments

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