Modern Translations New International VersionHe called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba. New Living Translation So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”). English Standard Version He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. Berean Study Bible So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba. New American Standard Bible So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. NASB 1995 So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. NASB 1977 So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. Amplified Bible So he named the well Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. Christian Standard Bible He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba today. Holman Christian Standard Bible He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. Contemporary English Version So Isaac named the well Shibah, and the town is still called Beersheba. Good News Translation He named the well "Vow." That is how the city of Beersheba got its name. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he named it Shibah [Oath]. That is why the name of the city is still Beersheba today. International Standard Version So Isaac named the well Shebah, which is why the city is named Beer-sheba to this day. NET Bible So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day. Classic Translations King James BibleAnd he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day. New King James Version So he called it Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. King James 2000 Bible And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day. New Heart English Bible He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. World English Bible He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. American King James Version And he called it Shebah: 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. A Faithful Version And he called the well, Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is The Well of Sheba to this day. Darby Bible Translation And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. English Revised Version And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. Webster's Bible Translation And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587So hee called it Shibah: therefore the name of the citie is called Beer-sheba vnto this day. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And he called it Sebah: and the name of the citie is called Beer-seba vnto this day. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And he called it Saba. Therfore is ye cite called Bersaba vnto this daye. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And he called it Seba wherfore the name of the cyte is called Berseba vnto this daye. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he calls it Shebah, [oath,] therefore the name of the city [is] Beer-Sheba, [Well of the Oath,] to this day. Young's Literal Translation and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day. Smith's Literal Translation And he will call it oath: for this the name of the city the well of the oath till this day. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he called it, ‘Abundance.’ And the name of the city was established as ‘Beersheba,’ even to the present day. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd he called its name Seba, because of this he called the name of the city Beerseba until today. Lamsa Bible And he called it Sheba; therefore the name of the town is called Beer-sheba to this day. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the Well of Oath, until this day.     |