Genesis 21:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 21:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 21:30 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 21:30 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 21:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.””
Genesis 21:30 — World English Bible
Genesis 21:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. ”
Genesis 21:30 — American Standard Version
Genesis 21:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `For--the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'”
Genesis 21:30 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 21:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well. ”
Genesis 21:30 — Darby Translation
Genesis 21:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.”
Genesis 21:30 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 21:30 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he said, "You shall take these seven ewes from my hand, for it is because I dug this well."”
Genesis 21:30 — The Living Sword
Genesis 21:30 in Context — Genesis 21
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.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
What Does Genesis 21:30 Mean?
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