Genesis 21:29 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁹ And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”

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²⁹ And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

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²⁹ And Abimelech said to Abraham, What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart mean?

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²⁹ And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

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²⁹ So Abimelech said to Abraham, “What are these seven lambs you’ve set apart?”

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²⁹ Abimelech said to him, "What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?"

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But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears and the lowing of cattle that I hear?”

And when your children ask you, ‘What does this observance mean to you?’

Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company that I met?” Jacob answered, “To find favor with my lord.”

Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock.

He said, “These seven ewe lambs you shall accept from my hand in order that you may be a witness for me that I dug this well.”