Passage

Genesis 26.34-35

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"32. 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. 33. And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day."

"34. And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35. and they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah." (Genesis 26:32-35, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"32. The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” 33. He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day."

"34. When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. 35. They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits." (Genesis 26:32-35, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"32. 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. 33. And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day. ^{Shebah: That is, an oath} ^{Beersheba: that is, the well of the oath}"

"34. And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35. Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. ^{a grief: Heb. bitterness of spirit}" (Genesis 26:32-35, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"32. And it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, 'We have found water;' 33. and he calleth it Shebah, [oath,] therefore the name of the city [is] Beer-Sheba, [well of the oath,] unto this day."

"34. And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite, 35. and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah." (Genesis 26:32-35, YLT)

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Theological reading

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

Key words

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Quoted in

Hittite Empire Discovery

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.

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