Genesis 21:29-31
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart mean?
30 He said, You are to accept these seven ewe lambs from me as a witness for me that I dug this well.
31 Therefore that place was called Beersheba [well of the oath], because there both parties swore an oath.
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Genesis 21:29-31
King James Version
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
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Genesis 21:29-31
New King James Version
29 Then Abimelech asked Abraham, (A)“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?”
30 And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that (B)they may be my witness that I have dug this well.” 31 Therefore he (C)called that place [a]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
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- Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
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