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Genesis 21:29
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and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
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Genesis 21:29 in Other Translations
King James Version
(KJV)
29
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
English Standard Version
(ESV)
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And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart? ”
New Living Translation
(NLT)
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Abimelech asked, “Why have you set these seven apart from the others?”
The Message Bible
(MSG)
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Abimelech said, "What does this mean? These seven sheep you've set aside."
American Standard Version
(ASV)
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
GOD'S WORD Translation
(GW)
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Abimelech asked him, "What is the meaning of these seven female lambs you have set apart?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
(CSB)
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And Abimelech said to Abraham, "Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?"
New International Reader's Version
(NIRV)
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Abimelech asked Abraham, "What's the meaning of these seven female lambs? Why have you taken them out and put them by themselves?"
Genesis 21:29 In-Context
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So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.
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Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,
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and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
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He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”
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So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
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