World English Bible
"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.""
— Genesis 21:30, World English 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 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.”
Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.
Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"
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."
Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there.
So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.