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 7 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 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Jacob pulled up to Succoth, and he built for himself a house, and for his livestock he made booths, therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.”
Genesis 33:17 — The Living Sword
Genesis 33:17 in Context — Genesis 33
15 Ésaü dit: Je veux au moins laisser avec toi une partie de mes gens. Et Jacob répondit: Pourquoi cela? Que je trouve seulement grâce aux yeux de mon seigneur!
16 Le même jour, Ésaü reprit le chemin de Séir.
17 Jacob partit pour Succoth. Il bâtit une maison pour lui, et il fit des cabanes pour ses troupeaux. C’est pourquoi l’on a appelé ce lieu du nom de Succoth.
18 A son retour de Paddan-Aram, Jacob arriva heureusement à la ville de Sichem, dans le pays de Canaan, et il campa devant la ville.
19 Il acheta la portion du champ où il avait dressé sa tente, des fils d’Hamor, père de Sichem, pour cent kesita.
What Does Genesis 33:17 Mean?
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