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Genesis 21:31

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

KJV

Idcirco vocatus est locus ille Bersabee : quia ibi uterque juravit.

Vulgate

διὰ τοῦτο ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου Φρέαρ ὁρκισμοῦ, ὅτι ἐκεῖ ὤμοσαν ἀμφότεροι.

LXX

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

ASV

עַל כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א לַ/מָּק֥וֹם הַ/ה֖וּא בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ם נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ שְׁנֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

Places Beersheba

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בְּאֵ֣ר
b'r
proper_noun · 68×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִשְׁבַּ֥ע
nshb'
verb · 182×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 19:3 — And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
  • Gen 16:14 — Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
  • Gen 21:14 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in
  • Gen 21:14 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in
  • Gen 22:19 — So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
  • Gen 26:23 — And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
  • Gen 26:28 — And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
  • Gen 26:31 — And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
  • Gen 26:33 — And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
  • Gen 26:33 — And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
  • Gen 46:1 — And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.