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Genesis 21:30

Integrity

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?

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.

32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into 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 heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

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  • Joshua 24:27

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

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  • Joshua 22:27–28

    But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.

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  • Genesis 31:44–48

    Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

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