Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram.
Genesis 21:27 - English Standard Version 2016 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a league or covenant. American Standard Version (1901) And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant. Common English Bible Abraham took flocks and cattle, gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them drew up a treaty. Catholic Public Domain Version And so Abraham took sheep and oxen, and he gave them to Abimelech. And both of them struck a pact. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league. |
Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram.
Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today.”
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me.”
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands.
And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away),
To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.