Genesis 21:29
“And Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen ewe lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?”
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Genesis 21:29 Context
27And Abraham tooke sheepe and oxen, and gaue them vnto Abimelech: and both of them made a couenant. 28And Abraham set seuen ewe lambes of the flocke by themselues. 29And Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen ewe lambes, which thou hast set by themselues? 30And he said, For these seuen ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well. 31Wherefore he called that place, Beer-sheba: because there they sware both of them.
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
- King James Version
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side?
- Basic English Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
- Darby Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe-lambs, which thou hast set by themselves?
- Webster's Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"
- World English Bible
And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What [are] they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
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