Genesis 21:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After making the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba; then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    So they made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} at Beer-sheba:{H884} and Abimelech{H40} rose up,{H6965} and Phicol{H6369} the captain{H8269} of his host,{H6635} and they returned{H7725} into the land{H776} of the Philistines.{H6430}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thus they made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} at Beersheba{H884}: then Abimelech{H40} rose up{H6965}{(H8799)}, and Phichol{H6369} the chief captain{H8269} of his host{H6635}, and they returned{H7725}{(H8799)} into the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Thus made they a bonde to gether at Berseba. Than Abimelech and Phicoll his chefe captayne rose vp and turned agayne vnto the lande of the Philistines.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And so they made the bonde at Berseba.Then rose Abimelech and Phicol his chefe captayne, and departed agayne in to the londe of ye Philistynes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thus made they a couenant at Beer-sheba: afterward Abimelech and Phichol his chiefe captaine rose vp, and turned againe vnto the land of the Philistims.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus made they a leage together at Beer seba: and Abimelech and Phicol his chiefe captayne rose vp, and turned agayne into the lande of the Philistines.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they make a covenant in Beer-Sheba, and Abimelech riseth -- Phichol also, head of his host -- and they turn back unto the land of the Philistines;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    So 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So they made an agreement at Beer-sheba, and Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, went back to the land of the Philistines.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 10:14 : 14 He also fathered Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
  • Gen 14:13 : 13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner; these were allies of Abram.
  • Gen 21:27 : 27 So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.
  • Gen 26:8 : 8 After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah, his wife.
  • Gen 26:14 : 14 He had many flocks, herds, and servants, so the Philistines envied him.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
  • Exod 13:17 : 17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the country of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, 'If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.'
  • Judg 13:1 : 1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
  • 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved his own life.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 21:29-31
    3 verses
    84%

    29 Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart by themselves?'

    30 He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'

    31 That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

  • Gen 21:22-27
    6 verses
    78%

    22 At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'

    23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.

    24 Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

    25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

    26 But Abimelech said, 'I do not know who did this. You did not tell me, and I have only heard about it today.'

    27 So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

  • Gen 22:19
    77%

    19 Then Abraham returned to his young men, and together they set out and went to Beersheba, and Abraham settled in Beersheba.

  • Gen 26:25-26
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    77%

    25 So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.

    26 Meanwhile, Abimelech came to him from Gerar with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army.

  • Gen 26:30-33
    4 verses
    75%

    30 Then Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

    31 They rose early in the morning and took an oath to one another. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace.

    32 That same day, Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, "We have found water!"

    33 He called it Shibah. Therefore, the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

  • Gen 21:33-34
    2 verses
    74%

    33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.

    34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

  • Gen 26:23
    72%

    23 From there Isaac went up to Beersheba.

  • Gen 26:15
    72%

    15 The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug during the days of Abraham his father, filling them with dirt.

  • Gen 26:1
    71%

    1 Now there was a famine in the land, apart from the earlier famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

  • Gen 20:15
    70%

    15 And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'

  • Judg 9:50
    70%

    50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez. He camped there and captured it.

  • Gen 26:8
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    8 After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah, his wife.

  • Judg 9:27
    70%

    27 They went out into the fields, harvested their vineyards, trampled the grapes, and held a festival. They entered the temple of their god, where they ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

  • Gen 26:28
    70%

    28 They replied, "We have clearly seen that the LORD has been with you. So we said, 'There should now be an oath between us and you; let us make a covenant with you.'"

  • Gen 26:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17 So Isaac departed from there, pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and settled there.

    18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham's death; he gave them the same names his father had given them.

  • Gen 20:8-10
    3 verses
    69%

    8 Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, told them everything that had happened, and they were very afraid.

    9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, 'What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such a great sin upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.'

    10 And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

  • 1 Sam 29:1
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    1 The Philistines gathered all their armies at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

  • Judg 9:46
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    46 When all the citizens of the tower of Shechem heard about this, they went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

  • Gen 20:1
    68%

    1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur, and he lived temporarily in Gerar.

  • Gen 20:17
    68%

    17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could bear children again.

  • Gen 46:1
    68%

    1 Israel set out with everything he had and came to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.