Genesis 21:31
Genesis 21:31-32 The Message (MSG)
That’s how the place got named Beersheba (the Oath-Well), because the two of them swore a covenant oath there. After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and his commander, Phicol, left and went back to Philistine territory.
Genesis 21:31 King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Genesis 21:31 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.
Genesis 21:31 New Century Version (NCV)
So that place was called Beersheba because they made a promise to each other there.
Genesis 21:31 American Standard Version (ASV)
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Genesis 21:31 New International Version (NIV)
So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
Genesis 21:31 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
Genesis 21:31 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Therefore that place was called Beersheba (Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), because there the two of them swore an oath.
Genesis 21:31 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then he named the place Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath.