Genesis 26:33
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
And he called it †Shebah: therefore the name of the citie is †Beer-sheba vnto this day.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, an oath.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, the well of the oath.
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28And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
28And they said, †we saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and wee said, Let there be now an othe betwixt vs, euen betwixt vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee,
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Genesis 26:33
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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26:26¶ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
26:26¶ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chiefe captaine of his armie.
26:27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
26:27And Isaac saide vnto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and haue sent me away from you?
26:28And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
26:28And they said, †we saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and wee said, Let there be now an othe betwixt vs, euen betwixt vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee,
26:29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
26:29†That thou wilt doe vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and haue sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
26:30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
26:30And he made them a feast, and they did eate and drinke.
26:31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
26:31And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
26:32And 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.
26:32And it came to passe the same day, that Isaacs seruants came, and tolde him concerning the well which they had digged, and said vnto him, we haue found water.
26:33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
26:33And he called it †Shebah: therefore the name of the citie is †Beer-sheba vnto this day.
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