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Genesis 21:29-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 21:29-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs?”
30 He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand so that this act[a] will serve as my witness that I dug this well.” 31 Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba[b](A) because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
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- Genesis 21:30 Lit that it
- Genesis 21:31 = Well of the Oath, or Seven Wells
Genesis 21:29-31
New International Version
Genesis 21:29-31
New International Version
29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(A) that I dug this well.(B)”
31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](C) because the two men swore an oath(D) there.
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
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