Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is
King James Version
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
Holman Bible
He called it Sheba.
International Standard Version
So Isaac named the well Shebah, which is why the city is named Beer-sheba to this day.
A Conservative Version
And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
American Standard Version
And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
Amplified
So he named the well
Bible in Basic English
And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.
Darby Translation
And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will call it oath: for this the name of the city the well of the oath till this day.
King James 2000
And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city [is] Beersheba unto this day.
Modern King James verseion
And he called it Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is The Well of Sheba to this day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he called it Sheba, wherefore the name of the city is called Beersheba unto this day.
NET Bible
So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.
New Heart English Bible
He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
The Emphasized Bible
So he called it, Shibah. For this cause, hath the name of the city, been Beer-sheba, unto this day.
Webster
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
World English Bible
He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day.
Themes
Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Forming treaties and alliances
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Context Readings
Covenant With Abimelech
32
Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”
33 So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is
Cross References
Genesis 21:31
Therefore he called that place
Genesis 26:28
They said, “We see plainly