Abraham set seven young ewe-lambs apart from the flock of sheep by themselves.
Genesis 21:29 - Tree of Life Version Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe-lambs that you’ve set by themselves mean?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Abimelech said to Abraham, What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart mean? American Standard Version (1901) And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? Common English Bible So Abimelech said to Abraham, “What are these seven lambs you’ve set apart?” Catholic Public Domain Version Abimelech said to him, "What purpose have these seven female lambs, which you have caused to stand separately?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart? |
Abraham set seven young ewe-lambs apart from the flock of sheep by themselves.
He said, “You are to accept the seven ewe-lambs from my hand, so that they may be a witness for me that I dug this well.”
“What do you mean by this whole caravan that I’ve met?” So he said, “To find favor in your eyes, my lord.”
Now when it happens that your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’
But Samuel said, “Then what is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”