Génesis 21:30

30 Abraham respondió:
—Por favor, recibe estas siete corderas en señal de que aceptas que yo cavé este pozo.

Génesis 21:30 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:30

And he said
That is, Abraham replied to Abimelech: for these seven ewe lambs shall thou take of my hand;
as a present from him, to be retained as his own: that they may be a witness to me that I have digged this well:
these were to be a testimony that the well that had been taken away from Abraham was one that he had dug, and was his property, and which Abimelech acknowledged by his acceptance of these seven lambs; and very probably Abraham received a note from the hand of Abimelech, owning his reception of the seven lambs, and his title to the well, which these were a witness of.

Génesis 21:30 In-Context

28 Pero Abraham además tomó otras siete corderas y las puso aparte.

29 Y Abimelec preguntó:
—¿Por qué has puesto estas siete separadas de los demás?

30 Abraham respondió:
—Por favor, recibe estas siete corderas en señal de que aceptas que yo cavé este pozo.

31 Luego Abraham puso por nombre a ese lugar Beerseba (que significa «pozo del juramento»), porque fue allí donde ambos hicieron el juramento.

32 Después de haber hecho el pacto en Beerseba, Abimelec partió junto con Ficol, el comandante de su ejército, y los dos regresaron a su hogar, en tierra de los filisteos.