NET Bible
"He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”"
— Genesis 21:30, NET Bible
“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."”
“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.”
Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.
Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves.
Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”
That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the LORD, the eternal God.