Genesis 21:30 - Easy To Read Version Abraham answered, “When you accept these lambs from me, it will be proof that I dug this well.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, You are to accept these seven ewe lambs from me as a witness for me that I dug this well. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. Common English Bible Abraham said, “These seven lambs that you take from me will attest that I dug this well.” Catholic Public Domain Version But he said, "You will receive seven female lambs from my hand, so that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewe lambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well. |
Abimelech asked Abraham, “Why did you put these seven female lambs by themselves?”
So the Philistine people destroyed all the wells that Isaac’s father Abraham and his servants had dug many years before. The Philistines filled those wells with dirt.
Long before this time, Abraham had dug many wells. After Abraham died, the Philistines filled the wells with dirt. So Isaac went back and dug those wells again. Isaac gave them the same names his father had given them.
This pile of rocks and this one special rock both help us remember our agreement. I will never go past these rocks to fight against you. And you must never go on my side of these rocks to fight against me.
Then Joshua said to all the people, “This stone will help you remember the things we said today. This stone was here when the Lord was speaking to us today. So this stone will be something that helps you remember what happened today. The stone will be a witness against you. It will stop you from turning against the Lord your God.”