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24 dixitque Abraham ego iurabo
24
Abraham said, “I swear it.”
25 et increpavit Abimelech propter puteum aquae quem vi abstulerant servi illius
25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.
26 respondit Abimelech nescivi quis fecerit hanc rem sed et tu non indicasti mihi et ego non audivi praeter hodie
26
But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
27 tulit itaque Abraham oves et boves et dedit Abimelech percusseruntque ambo foedus
27
So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.
28 et statuit Abraham septem agnas gregis seorsum
28
Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,
29 cui dixit Abimelech quid sibi volunt septem agnae istae quas stare fecisti seorsum
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and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 at ille septem inquit agnas accipies de manu mea ut sint in testimonium mihi quoniam ego fodi puteum istum
30
He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”
31 idcirco vocatus est locus ille Bersabee quia ibi uterque iuraverunt
31
So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
32 et inierunt foedus pro puteo Iuramenti
32
After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 surrexit autem Abimelech et Fichol princeps militiae eius reversique sunt in terram Palestinorum Abraham vero plantavit nemus in Bersabee et invocavit ibi nomen Domini Dei aeterni
33
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
34 et fuit colonus terrae Philisthinorum diebus multis
34
And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
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