But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Psalm 108:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) God has promised in his sanctuary: “With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God has promised in His holiness [regarding the establishment of David's dynasty]: I will rejoice, I will distribute [Canaan among My people], dividing Shechem and [the western region and allotting the eastern region which contains] the Valley of Succoth. American Standard Version (1901) God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. Common English Bible God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will celebrate as I divide up Shechem and portion out the Succoth Valley. Catholic Public Domain Version When he is judged, may he go forth in condemnation, and may his prayer be counted as sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin. |
But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and made booths for his cattle; therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
The Lord God has sworn by his holiness that, behold, the days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks.
The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Mich-methath, which is east of Shechem; then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy.