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Genesis 26:32–33

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32That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, “We found water in that well.” 33So Isaac named it Shibah n and that city is called Beersheba even now.

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  1. nShibah This name sounds like the Hebrew words for “seven” and “promise.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.” He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!” He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

On that same day Isaac’s servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, “We have found water!” He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba, today.

NLTNew Living Translation

That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed. So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that on that same day the servants of Isaac came and told him about the well that they had dug. And they said, “We have found water!” And he called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.