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Genesis 21:30

Integrity

28 Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,

29 and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”

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.

32 After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

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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
He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
KJV
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.
WEB
He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”
ASV
And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
DARBY
And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.
BLB
And he said, “For [these] seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that it may be a witness for me that I have dug this well.”
ÅB
Han svarte: Disse syv asuene skal du ta imot av meg; det skal være til et vitnesbyrd for meg at jeg har gravd denne brønn.
OTB
Han svarte, “Aksepter disse syv lammene fra min hånd som et vitnesbyrd om at jeg gravde denne brønnen.”
B1930
Han svarte: Disse syv får skal du ta imot av mig; det skal være til et vidnesbyrd for mig at jeg har gravd denne brønn.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 31:52

    This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.

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  • Joshua 24:27

    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”

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  • Joshua 22:27–28

    Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’

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  • Genesis 31:44–48

    Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

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