Genesis 21:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?”
Genesis 21:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 21:29 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 21:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?””
Genesis 21:29 — World English Bible
Genesis 21:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? ”
Genesis 21:29 — American Standard Version
Genesis 21:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What <FI>are<Fi> they--these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'”
Genesis 21:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 21:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves? ”
Genesis 21:29 — Darby Translation
Genesis 21:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?”
Genesis 21:29 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 21:29 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What is these seven ewes which you have set apart by themselves?"”
Genesis 21:29 — The Living Sword
Genesis 21:29 in Context — Genesis 21
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
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 Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.
What Does Genesis 21:29 Mean?
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