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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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.