Genesis Chapter 33 verse 17 Holy Bible
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.
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And Jacob went on to Succoth, where he made a house for himself and put up tents for his cattle: for this reason the place was named Succoth.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his cattle. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.{succoth means shelters or booths.}
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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.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersJACOB'S SETTLEMENT IN CANAAN.--DINAH'S WRONG, AND THE FIERCE VENGEANCE OF SIMEON AND LEVI (Genesis 33:17 to Genesis 34:31.).(17) Succoth.--That is, booths. There are two claimants for identification with Jacob's Succoth, of which the one is in the tribe of Gad, on the east of the Jordan, in the corner formed by that river and the Jabbok; the other is the place still called Sak-t, on the west of the Jordan, but as it lies ten miles to the north. of the junction of the Jordan and Jabbok, it is not likely that Jacob would go so far out of his way.Jacob . . . built him an house, and made booths for his cattle.--This is something quite unusual, as the cattle in Palestine remain in the open air all the year round, and the fact that the place retained the name of the booths shows that it was noticed as remarkable. But the fact, coupled with the right translation of Genesis 33:18, is a strong but undesigned testimony to the truth of the narrative. Jacob had been pursued by Laban, and suffered much from anxiety and the labour attendant upon the hurried removal of so large a household. Delivered from danger in the rear, he has to face a greater danger in front, and passes many days and nights in terror. At last Esau is close at hand, and having done all that man could do, he stays behind to recover himself, and prepare for the dreaded meeting next day. But instead of a few calm restful hours he has to wrestle fiercely all night, and when at sunrise he moves. forward he finds that he has sprained his hip. He gets through the interview with Esan with much feeling, agitated alternately by fear, and hope, and joy, enduring all the while his bodily pain as best he can, and then, delivered from all danger, he breaks down. The word "journeyed" simply means that he broke up his camp from the high ground where he had met his brother, and went into the corner close by, where the two rivers would both protect him and provide his cattle with water and herbage. And there he not only put up some protection, probably wattled enclosures made with branches of trees, for his cattle, but built a house for himself--something, that is, more solid than a tent: and there he lay until he was healed of his lameness. The strained sinew would require some months of perfect rest before Jacob could move about; but it was healed, for "Jacob came whole and sound to the city of Shechem." (See next verse.)Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewbut Jacobוְיַעֲקֹב֙ (wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his descwent onנָסַ֣ע (nā·sa‘)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journeyto Succoth,סֻכֹּ֔תָה (suk·kō·ṯāh)Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 5523: Succoth -- a city East of the Jordan, also a place in Egyptwhere he builtוַיִּ֥בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1129: To builda houseבָּ֑יִת (bā·yiṯ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1004: A housefor himselfל֖וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew and sheltersסֻכֹּ֔ת (suk·kōṯ)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 5521: A thicket, boothfor his livestock;וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙ (ū·lə·miq·nê·hū)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisitionthat is whyעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe placeהַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionwas calledקָרָ֥א (qā·rā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readSuccoth.סֻכּֽוֹת׃ (suk·kō·wṯ)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 5523: Succoth -- a city East of the Jordan, also a place in EgyptJump to PreviousBooths Buildeth Built Cattle House However Jacob Journeyed Livestock Reason Shelters Succoth Tents Traveled
