One who had escaped came and told Avram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amori, brother of Eshkol, and brother of `Aner; and these were allies of Avram.
Genesis 21:27 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Avraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Avimelekh. Those two 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. |
One who had escaped came and told Avram, the Hebrew. Now he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amori, brother of Eshkol, and brother of `Aner; and these were allies of Avram.
Avimelekh said, *I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today.*
Now come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you.*
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
But the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;
Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.
Then Yonatan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.