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Genesis Chapter 21 verse 29 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
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BBE Genesis 21:29

Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side?
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DARBY Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
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KJV Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
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WBT Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe-lambs, which thou hast set by themselves?
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WEB Genesis 21:29

Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"
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YLT Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What `are' they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite nameaskedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say[him],אַבְרָהָ֑ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation“Whyמָ֣ה (māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whathave you set apartהִצַּ֖בְתָּ (hiṣ·ṣaḇ·tā)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5324: To take one's stand, standtheseהָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosesevenשֶׁ֤בַע (še·ḇa‘)Number - feminine singularStrong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite numberewe lambs?”כְּבָשֹׂת֙ (kə·ḇā·śōṯ)Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 3535: Ewe lambJump to PreviousAbimelech Abim'elech Abraham Apart Ewe Ewe-Lambs Lambs Mean Meaning Seven Side Themselves