Genesis 26:33
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
In context
31 And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
32 On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
33 So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35 And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
Genesis 26:33 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
- KJV King James Version
- And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
- WEB World English Bible
- He called it “Shibah”. Therefore the name of the city is “Beersheba” to this day.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
- YLT 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.