And one who had escaped came and informed Aḇram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and brother of Anĕr, and they had a covenant with Aḇram.
Genesis 21:27 - The Scriptures 2009 So Aḇraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Aḇimeleḵ, and the two of them made a covenant. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a league or covenant. American Standard Version (1901) And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant. Common English Bible Abraham took flocks and cattle, gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them drew up a treaty. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league. |
And one who had escaped came and informed Aḇram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and brother of Anĕr, and they had a covenant with Aḇram.
And Aḇimeleḵ said, “I do not know who has done this deed. Neither did you inform me, nor did I hear until today.”
And now, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and it shall be a witness between you and me.
A bribe is a stone of favour in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
A man of many friends might come to ruin, But there is a Loving One Who sticks closer than a brother!
A gift in secret subdues displeasure, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
But the generous one devises what is generous, and by generous deeds he rises up.
And he took one of the royal seed, and made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. And he took away the mighty of the land,
without discernment, covenant breakers, unloving, unforgiving, ruthless;
Brothers, as a man I say it: a covenant, even though it is man’s, yet if it is confirmed, no one sets it aside, or adds to it.
And Yehonathan and Dawiḏ made a covenant, because he loved him as his own being.