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22 And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the chief captain of his host, spoke unto Abraham, saying, "God is with thee in all that thou doest.
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At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.
23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned."
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Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”
24 And Abraham said, "I will swear."
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Abraham said, “I swear it.”
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
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Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.
26 And Abimelech said, "I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it until today."
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But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them unto Abimelech, and both of them made a covenant.
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So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
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Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, "What mean these seven ewe lambs, which thou hast set by themselves?"
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and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 And he said, "These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness unto me that I have dug this well."
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He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”
31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba [that is, The well of the oath], because there they swore, both of them.
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So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. 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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After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
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Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
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And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
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