Passage

Genesis 21.33

Book: Genesis · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

31. Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them. 32. 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.

33. And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.

And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days. (Genesis 21:31-34, ASV)

WEB

31. Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there. 32. 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.

33. Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.

Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days. (Genesis 21:31-34, WEB)

KJV

31. Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. ^{Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath} 32. 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.

33. And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. ^{grove: or, tree}

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. (Genesis 21:31-34, KJV)

YLT

31. therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn. 32. 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;

33. and [Abraham] planteth a tamarisk in Beer-Sheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah, God age-during;

and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days. (Genesis 21:31-34, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

H0410 - el, el, Strong's H0410
H5769 - olam, olam, Strong's H5769
H8034 - shem, shem, Strong's H8034
H3068 - YHWH, YHWH, Strong's H3068

Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Patriarchal Historicity Objection Defeater, via Genesis 21.32-34

Concepts:

Names of Jehovah

Lexicon:

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.