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Genesis 21:29

AbimelechAbraham

27 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.

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.

31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

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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
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?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 33:8

    And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

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  • Exodus 12:26

    And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

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  • 1 Samuel 15:14

    And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

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