Genesis 33:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”
Genesis 33:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 33:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Genesis 33:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”
Genesis 33:17 — World English Bible
Genesis 33:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. ”
Genesis 33:17 — American Standard Version
Genesis 33:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jacob hath journeyed to Succoth, and buildeth to himself a house, and for his cattle hath made booths, therefore hath he called the name of the place Succoth.”
Genesis 33:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 33:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and for his cattle he made booths. Therefore the name of the place was called Succoth. ”
Genesis 33:17 — Darby Translation
Genesis 33:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Iaakob went forwarde towarde Succoth, and built him an house, and made boothes for his cattell: therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.”
Genesis 33:17 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 33:17 in Context — Genesis 33
15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan–aram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
What Does Genesis 33:17 Mean?
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