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Genesis 26:32-34
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Genesis 26:32-34
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
32 On that same day Isaac’s servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, ‘We have found water! ’(A) 33 He called it Sheba.[a] Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba[b](B) today.
Esau’s Wives
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hethite.(C)
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Genesis 26:32-34
New International Version
Genesis 26:32-34
New International Version
32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well(A) they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!” 33 He called it Shibah,[a] and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.[b](B)
Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing
34 When Esau was forty years old,(C) he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.(D)
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:33 Shibah can mean oath or seven.
- Genesis 26:33 Beersheba can mean well of the oath and well of seven.
Genesis 26:32-34
King James Version
Genesis 26:32-34
King James Version
32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
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Genesis 26:32-34
English Standard Version
Genesis 26:32-34
English Standard Version
32 That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (A)Beersheba to this day.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he took (B)Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath
Genesis 26:32-34
New King James Version
Genesis 26:32-34
New King James Version
32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 So he called it [a]Shebah. (A)Therefore the name of the city is [b]Beersheba to this day.
34 (B)When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
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- Genesis 26:33 Lit. Oath or Seven
- Genesis 26:33 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
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