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Genesis 21:29

AbimelechAbraham

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,

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.”

31 So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

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BSB
and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
KJV
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
WEB
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”
ASV
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
DARBY
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
BLB
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What [are] they—these seven ewe lambs that you have set by themselves?”
ÅB
Da sa Abimelek til Abraham Hva skal disse syv sauene her som du har stilt for seg selv?
OTB
Abimelek spurte Abraham, “Hva er betydningen av disse syv søyelammene du har satt til side?”
B1930
Da sa Abimelek til Abraham Hvad skal disse syv får her som du har stilt for sig selv?

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