Other translations
American Standard Version
And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
Darby Bible Translation
And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
God's Word
So he named it Shibah [Oath]. That is why the name of the city is still Beersheba today.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
International Standard Version
So Isaac named the well Shebah, which is why the city is named Beer-sheba to this day.
NET Bible
So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.
New American Standard Bible
So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
New International Version
He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.
New Living Translation
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").
Webster's Bible Translation
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
The World English Bible
He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
EasyEnglish Bible
Isaac called the well Shibah. So the town is still called Beersheba.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and he calleth it Shebah, [oath,] therefore the name of the city [is] Beer-Sheba, [well of the oath,] unto this day.
New Life Version
So he gave the well the name Shibah. So the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
The Voice Bible
Isaac named this well Shibah, which means “oath,” and that’s why the name of the city there is called Beersheba to this day.
Living Bible
So he named the well, “The Well of the Oath,” and the city that grew up there was named “Oath,” and is called that to this day.
New Catholic Bible
He called the well Shibah. This is the city called Beer-sheba today.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
Jubilee Bible 2000
And he called it Shebah, therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
Christian Standard Bible
He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba today.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And he named [the well] Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba [well of the oath] to this day.
New Century Version
So Isaac named it Shibah and that city is called Beersheba even now.
The Message
Later that same day, Isaac’s servants came to him with news about the well they had been digging, “We’ve struck water!” Isaac named the well Sheba (Oath), and that’s the name of the city, Beersheba (Oath-Well), to this day. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
Good News Translation®
He named the well “Vow.” That is how the city of Beersheba got its name.
Wycliffe Bible
Wherefore Isaac called that well Abundance; and the name of the city was set Beersheba till into this present day. (And so Isaac called that well Shebah; and the city there is called Beersheba unto this present day.)
Contemporary English Version
So Isaac named the well Shibah, and the town is still called Beersheba.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
Common English Bible © 2011
He called it Shibah; therefore, the city’s name has been Beer-sheba until today.
Amplified Bible © 2015
So he named the well Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
English Standard Version Anglicised
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
He called it Shibah; hence the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
New American Standard Bible
So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
The Expanded Bible
So Isaac named it Shibah [C sounds like Hebrew for “seven” or “promise”] and that city is called Beersheba [21:14] even now.
Tree of Life Version
So he called it Pledge. That is why the city’s name is Beer-sheba to this day.
Revised Standard Version
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
New International Reader's Version
So he named it Shibah. To this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.
BRG Bible
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
Complete Jewish Bible
So he called it Shiv‘ah [oath, seven], and for this reason the name of the city is Be’er-Sheva [well of seven, well of an oath] to this day.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And he called it Shevah (Seven, Oath): therefore the shem of the Ir is Beer-Sheva unto this day.
Names of God Bible
So he named it Shibah [Oath]. That is why the name of the city is still Beersheba today.
Modern English Version
And he called it Shibah. Therefore, the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Isaac named it Shibah. And that city is still called Beersheba.
International Children’s Bible
So Isaac named it Shibah and that city is still called Beersheba even now.
Lexham English Bible
And he called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
New International Version - UK
He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.