Cross References

Genesis 21:29

New English Translation

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

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Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves.

He replied, “You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”

Esau then asked, “What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ –

Samuel replied, “If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”