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Berean Standard Bible

“So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.”

John 4:5

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Jesus is traveling from Judea to Galilee and chooses the route through Samaria, a region most Jews avoided because of long-standing hostility. John identifies the town of Sychar and the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

World English Bible (WEB)

So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph.

King James Version (KJV)

Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

He comes, therefore, to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the place that Jacob gave to Joseph his son;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Vino, pues, á una ciudad de Samaria que se llamaba Sichâr, junto á la heredad que Jacob dió á José su hijo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y llegó a un pueblo samaritano llamado Sicar. Este se encontraba cerca del terreno que Jacob le había dado a su hijo José.

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