Genesis 26:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 21:31 : 31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Gen 46:1 : 1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was assembled as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto Jehovah at Mizpah.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 22:19
79%
19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
Gen 28:10
78%
10And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
Gen 26:32-33
2 verses
78%
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.
33And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
Gen 35:13
77%
13And God went up from him in the place where he spake with him.
Gen 46:1
75%
1And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
Gen 26:22
74%
22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
Gen 21:30-32
3 verses
74%
30And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
32So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
Gen 13:3
74%
3And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai,
Num 21:16
73%
16And from thence [they journeyed] to Beer: that is the well whereof Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
Gen 17:22
72%
22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
1 Kgs 19:3
72%
3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
Gen 24:62
72%
62And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.
Gen 26:24-25
2 verses
72%
24And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Gen 16:14
71%
14Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Gen 26:17
71%
17And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
Gen 12:8-9
2 verses
71%
8And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
1 Chr 4:28
70%
28And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
2 Sam 24:7
70%
7and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba.
Josh 15:28
70%
28and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah,
Gen 20:1
70%
1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
Gen 35:1
69%
1And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Gen 31:13
69%
13I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst a pillar, where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.
Neh 11:27
69%
27and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the towns thereof,
Gen 13:1
69%
1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.
Gen 35:3
69%
3and let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
Gen 25:11
69%
11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son: and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
Num 33:23
68%
23And they journeyed from Kehelathah, and encamped in mount Shepher.
Gen 26:2
68%
2And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Gen 13:18
68%
18And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
Gen 26:13
68%
13And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:
Gen 24:42
68%
42And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: