Genesis 21:28
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.
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
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?
30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
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
- 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.
- 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.