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 - New Revised Standard Version 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; 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 those who give it; wherever they turn they prosper.
Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin.
A gift in secret averts anger; and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
But those who are noble plan noble things, and by noble things they stand.
He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),
Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person's will has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.