Abimelech said, “What does this mean? These seven sheep you’ve set aside.”
Abraham said, “It means that when you accept these seven sheep, you take it as proof that I dug this well, that it’s my well.”
Esau then asked, “And what was the meaning of all those herds that I met?” “I was hoping that they would pave the way for my master to welcome me.”
Samuel said, “So what’s this I’m hearing—this bleating of sheep, this mooing of cattle?”