American King James Version
"And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well. "
— Genesis 21:30, American King James Version
“And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.”
“And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. ”
“He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."”
“He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.””
“But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewelambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.”
“And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.”
“And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.”
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well.
Why he called that place Beersheba; because there they swore both of them.
Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. ¶
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.