Genesis 21:31

The Covenant at Beersheba

30He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.” 31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.32After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

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Berean Standard Bible
So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
American Standard Version (1901)
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
Bible in Basic English
So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Therefore that place was called Bersabee: because there both of them did swear.
Free Bible Version
That's why he called the place Beersheba, because the two of them swore and oath to each other.
Geneva Bible 1599
Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.
King James (Authorized) Version
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
One Unity Resource Bible
Therefore he called that place Be'er-Sheva [Well of Seven, Well of an Oath], because they both swore there.
Plain English Version
From that time on, that place was called Beersheba. That name means water-hole where they made a promise. It was where Abraham and Abimelek made strong promises to each other.
Translation for Translators
So Abimelech accepted the animals, and as a result they called that place Beersheba, which means ‘Friendship Agreement Well’, because there the two of them made that agreement.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
Noah Webster Bible
Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba: because there they swore both of them.
World English Bible
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.
Young's Literal Translation
therefore hath he called that place 'Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.