Genesis 21:26

26 Und Abimelech sprach: Ich weiß nicht, wer das getan hat; weder hast du es mir berichtet, noch habe ich davon gehört außer heute.

Genesis 21:26 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:26

And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing
He pleads ignorance; he knew nothing of it before, nor now which of his servants had done it; intimating, that if he could know who it was, he should severely reprimand him for it: neither didst thou tell me:
signifying that he was to blame he did not complain of it sooner; and at least he had no reason to blame him, since he had never informed him before of it, and therefore could not expect to be redressed: neither yet heard [of it] but today:
he had not heard of it from others, as the Targum of Jonathan rightly adds, by way of explanation, but that very day, and very probably not till the moment he had it from Abraham himself.

Genesis 21:26 In-Context

24 Und Abraham sprach: Ich will schwören.
25 Und Abraham stellte Abimelech zur Rede wegen eines Wasserbrunnens, den Abimelechs Knechte mit Gewalt genommen hatten.
26 Und Abimelech sprach: Ich weiß nicht, wer das getan hat; weder hast du es mir berichtet, noch habe ich davon gehört außer heute.
27 Da nahm Abraham Kleinvieh und Rinder und gab sie Abimelech, und sie schlossen beide einen Bund.
28 Und Abraham stellte sieben junge Schafe der Herde besonders.
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