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Genesis 21:30
And he said, The seven young sheep, shalt thou take at my hand,—that they may serve as my witness, that I digged this well.
Genesis 21:30 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Genesis 21:30 in other translations
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.
He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
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.”
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In context
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave to Abimelech,—and they two solemnised a covenant
28 So then Abraham set seven young sheep of the flock by them-selves,
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What, then mean these seven young sheep here, which thou hast set by themselves?
30 And he said, The seven young sheep, shalt thou take at my hand,—that they may serve as my witness, that I digged this well.
31 On this account, was the name of that place called Beer-sheba [="oath well"],—because there, had they two sworn.
32 And when they had solemnised a covenant in Beer-sheba,—then arose Abimelech, with Phicol chief of his host, and returned unto the land of the Philistines.
33 Then planted he a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba,—and called there on the name of Yahweh the age-abiding GOD.
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