Genesis 21:27
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
26 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.
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
- KJV
- And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
- WEB
- Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.
- ASV
- And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.
- DARBY
- And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
- BLB
- And Abraham took flock and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them cut a covenant.
- ÅB
- Da tok Abraham småfe og storfe og gav Abimelek, og de gjorde en pakt med hverandre.
- OTB
- Så tok Abraham sauer og storfe og ga dem til Abimelek, og de to mennene inngikk en pakt.
- B1930
- Da tok Abraham småfe og storfe og gav Abimelek, og de gjorde en pakt med hverandre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 26:28–31
And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
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But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
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A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Read in contextProverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:13
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
Read in contextProverbs 17:8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:3
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Read in contextProverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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