Genesis 21:30
King James Version (KJV)
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.
In context
28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
30 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.
31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 21:30 in every translation
- KJV 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.
- WEB 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.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he saith, 'For — the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said, For these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have digged this well.