Genesis 33:17

Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

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WEBBE

Jacob travelled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

BSB

but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

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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וְיַעֲקֹב ve·ya·'a·ko and Jacob H3290 נָסַע na·sa' he set out H5265 סֻכֹּתָה su·ko·tah Succoth towards H5523 וַיִּבֶן vai·yi·ven and he built H1129 לוֹ lo for (the) himself H9033 בָּיִת ba·yit a house H1004 וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ u·le·mik·ne·hu and for livestock his H4735 עָשָׂה 'a·sah he made H6213 סֻכֹּת su·kot shelters H5521 עַל־ 'al- there- H5921 כֵּן ken -fore H3651 קָרָא ka·ra' he called H7121 שֵׁם־ shem- [the] name of H8034 הַמָּקוֹם ha·ma·kom the place H4725 סֻכּוֹת ס su·kot Succoth H5523

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–20

Jacob did not content himself with words of thanks for God's favour to him, but gave real thanks. Also he kept up religion, and the worship of God in his family. Where we have a tent, God must have an altar. Jacob dedicated this altar to the honour of El-elohe-Israel, God, the God of Israel; to the honour of God, the only living and true God; and to the honour of the God of Israel, as a God in covenant with him. Israel's God is Israel's glory. Blessed be his name, he is still the mighty God, the God of Israel. May we praise his name, and rejoice in his love, through our pilgrimage here on earth, and for ever in the heavenly Canaan.

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Israel Succoth

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AnimalsJacobSuccothBoothCattle

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.