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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ושם חברון לפנים קרית ארבע האדם הגדול בענקים הוא והארץ שקטה ממלחמה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vSHm KHbrvn lpnym qryt Arb` hAdm hgdvl b`nqym hvA vhArTS SHqth mmlKHmh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nomen Hebron antea vocabatur Cariatharbe Adam maximus ibi inter Enacim situs est et terra cessavit a proeliis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the name of Hebron before was Kiriatharba; this Arba was a great man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
New King James Version   
And the name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim). Then the land had rest from war.
21st Century King James Version   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba, which Arba was a great man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
Darby Bible Translation   
Now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; the great man among the Anakim. And the land rested from war.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
The name of Hebron before was called Cariath-Arbe: Adam the greatest among the Enacims was laid there: and the land rested from wars.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba. (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.) And the land had rest from war.
God's Word   
In the past Hebron was called Kiriath Arba. Arba was the greatest man among the people of Anak. So the land had peace.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Hebron's name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war.
International Standard Version   
Hebron used to be known as Kiriath-arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. After all of this, the land enjoyed rest from war.
NET Bible   
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.
New American Standard Bible   
Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
New International Version   
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war.
New Living Translation   
(Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.) And the land had rest from war.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
The World English Bible   
Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. The land had rest from war.
EasyEnglish Bible   
(Before that, Hebron had been called ‘Kiriath Arba’. Arba was a famous Anakite.) After that, there were no more battles in Canaan.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and the name of Hebron formerly [is] Kirjath-Arba (he [is] the great man among the Anakim); and the land hath rest from war.
New Life Version   
The name of Hebron had been Kiriath-arba. For Arba was the most powerful among the big powerful men. Then the land had rest from war.
The Voice Bible   
(In ancient times, Hebron was called Kiriath-arba after Arba, who was the greatest of the Anakim.) So that land was peaceful.
Living Bible   
(Before that time Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba, after a great hero of the Anakim.) And there was no resistance from the local populations as the Israelis resettled the land.
New Catholic Bible   
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba. It was named after Arba, the greatest of the Anakim.) There was then a respite from fighting in the land.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land was quiet from war.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba had been a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Christian Standard Bible   
Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
The name of Hebron before was Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]. This Arba was the greatest of the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
New Century Version   
(In the past it was called Kiriath Arba, named for Arba, the greatest man among the Anakites.) After this there was peace in the land.
The Message   
The name of Hebron used to be Kiriath Arba, named after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath Arba. Arba was the greatest man among the Anakites. So the land rested from war.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
Good News Translation®   
Before this, Hebron was called the city of Arba. (Arba had been the greatest of the Anakim.) There was now peace in the land.
Wycliffe Bible   
The name of Hebron was called before Kiriatharba. Arba, the greatest (man), was set there in the land of Anakim; and the land ceased from battles. (Hebron was called Kiriatharba before. And Arba had been the greatest man there in the land of the Anakim, or of the giants. And so the land ceased from battles.)
Contemporary English Version   
Hebron used to be called Arba's Town, because Arba had been one of the greatest of the Anakim. There was peace in the land.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kir′iath-ar′ba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
Common English Bible © 2011   
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba. Arba had been the greatest of the Anakim.) Then the land rested from war.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
The name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba [city of Arba]; for Arba was the greatest man among the [giant-like] Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba. (Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.) And the land had rest from war.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Hebron was formerly called Kiriath-arba, for Arba, the greatest among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
New American Standard Bible   
Now the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land was at rest from war.
The Expanded Bible   
(In the past Hebron was called Kiriath Arba, named for Arba, the greatest man among the Anakites.) After this ·there was peace in the land [L the land had rest from war].
Tree of Life Version   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba, for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
Revised Standard Version   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kir′iath-ar′ba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
New International Reader's Version   
Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. It was named after Arba. He was the greatest man among the Anakites. So the land had peace and rest.
BRG Bible   
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Complete Jewish Bible   
(Hevron was formerly called Kiryat-Arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the ‘Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba; this Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And the shem of Chevron before was Kiryat Arba; which Arba was ha’adam hagedol among the Anakim. And HaAretz had rest from milchamah.
Names of God Bible   
In the past Hebron was called Kiriath Arba. Arba was the greatest man among the people of Anak. So the land had peace.
Modern English Version   
The former name of Hebron was Kiriath Arba. Arba was the greatest man among the Anakites. Then the land had rest from war.
Easy-to-Read Version   
In the past that city was called Kiriath Arba. It was named for the greatest man among the Anakites—a man named Arba. After this there was peace in the land.
International Children’s Bible   
(In the past it was called Kiriath Arba. It was named for the greatest man among the Anakites. He was named Arba.) After this there was peace in the land.
Lexham English Bible   
And the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath Arba; Arba was the greatest person among the Anakites. And the land rested from war.
New International Version - UK   
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war.