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Genesis 21:26

Abimelech
Conflict and reconciliation

24 And Abraham replied, “I swear it.”

25 But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,

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.

28 Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
KJV
And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
WEB
Abimelech said, “I don’t know who has done this thing. You didn’t tell me, and I didn’t hear of it until today.”
ASV
And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.
DARBY
And Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this, neither hast thou told me [of it], neither have I heard [of it] but to-day.
BLB
And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing, and you did not tell me, and I has not heard [of it] until today.”
ÅB
Da sa Abimelek: Jeg vet ikke hvem som har gjort dette; hverken har du sagt meg det, eller har jeg hørt det før idag.
OTB
Abimelek svarte, “Jeg vet ikke hvem som har gjort dette. Du informerte meg ikke, og jeg hørte om det først i dag.”
B1930
Da sa Abimelek: Jeg vet ikke hvem som har gjort dette; hverken har du sagt mig det, eller har jeg hørt det før idag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 5:20–24

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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  • Genesis 13:7

    And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.

    Read in context