Thus strife arose between the herders of Abram’s livestock and the herders of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.
Genesis 21:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Abimelech said, I know not who did this thing; you did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today. American Standard Version (1901) And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day. Common English Bible Abimelech said, “I don’t know who has done this, and you didn’t tell me. I didn’t even hear about it until today.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Abimelech responded, "I do not know who did this thing, but you also did not reveal it to me, nor have I heard of it, before today." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abimelech answered: I knew not who did this thing; and thou didst not tell me, and I heard not of it till to-day. |
Thus strife arose between the herders of Abram’s livestock and the herders of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.
When Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.