Verse 31

Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Derfor kalte han stedet Beersheba, fordi de begge hadde sverget der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor kalte han dette stedet Beersheba, fordi de begge sverget der.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor kalte han det stedet Beersheba; fordi de der sverget begge.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor kalte han stedet Beersheba, for der hadde de begge sverget en ed.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Derfor kalte de stedet Beersheba, fordi de begge hadde sverget der.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor kalte han stedet Beersheba, for der sverget de begge en ed.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor kalte han stedet Beersheba, for der svor de begge til hverandre.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Derfor kalte han stedet Beersheba, for der sverget de begge en ed.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor kalte han det stedet Be'er-Sheva, fordi der sverget de begge."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Derfor kalte de stedet Be'er-Sheba, fordi de begge sverget der.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor kaldte han det samme Sted Beershaba; thi der svore de begge.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor kalte han det stedet Be'er-seba, fordi de begge hadde svoret der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor kalte han det stedet Beersheba, {Beersheba kan bety "edenes brønn" eller "syv-løftets brønn."} fordi de sverget der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor kalte de stedet Be'er-Sjeba, for der hadde de begge sverget.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor kalte han stedet Beer-sjeba, fordi de to sverget der.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så ga han stedet navnet Beer-Seba, fordi der hadde de to avlagt eden.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore the place is called Berseba because they sware both of them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore is the place called Berseba, because they sware there both together.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore the place is called Beer seba, because that there they sware both of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore he called that place Beersheba,{Beersheba can mean "well of the oath" or "well of seven."} because they both swore there.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 26:33 : 33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
• Gen 21:14 : 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. So she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
• Gen 26:23 : 23 And he went up from there to Beersheba.
• Josh 15:28 : 28 Hazarshual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah,
• Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation gathered together as one, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
• 2 Sam 17:11 : 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
• 1 Kgs 4:25 : 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.