Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
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ASV
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.
KJV
And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּטַּ֥ע | vai.yi.Ta' | and he planted | H5193 → |
| אֶ֖שֶׁל | 'E.shel | a tamarisk tree | H815 → |
| בִּבְאֵ֣ר | biv.'Er | in Beer | H884 → |
| שָׁ֑בַע | Sha.va' | Sheba | H884 → |
| וַיִּ֨קְרָא־ | vai.Yik.ra'- | and he called | H7121 → |
| שָׁ֔ם | Sham | there | H8033 → |
| בְּשֵׁ֥ם | be.Shem | on [the] name of | H8034 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֵ֥ל | 'el | [the] God of | H410 → |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ | o.Lam | perpetuity | H5769 → |
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