Genesis 21:28

26 Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”

27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.

Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,

29 and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”

30 He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Og Abraham stilte syv sauer av småfeet for seg selv.
OTB
Abraham valgte ut syv søyelam fra flokken.
B1930
Og Abraham stilte syv får av småfeet for sig selv.
BSB
Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,
KJV
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
WEB
Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
ASV
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
DARBY
And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.
BLB
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

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