NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Wherefore he calledqara' (kaw-raw') to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) that place maqowm (maw-kome') a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) Beersheba B'er Sheba` (be-ayr' sheh'-bah) well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine -- Beer-shebah. because there they sware shaba` (shaw-bah') propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) both of them shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath. King James Bible Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba because it was there that the two of them swore an oath. International Standard Version Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba, because the two of them swore an oath. NET Bible That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is why that place is called Beersheba, because both of them swore an oath there. King James 2000 Bible Therefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them. Links Genesis 21:31Genesis 21:31 NIV Genesis 21:31 NLT Genesis 21:31 ESV Genesis 21:31 NASB Genesis 21:31 KJV |
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