Genesis 21:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?”

Genesis 21:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 21:29 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 21:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?””

Genesis 21:29 — World English Bible

Genesis 21:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?”

Genesis 21:29 — American Standard Version

Genesis 21:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What <FI>are<Fi> they--these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'”

Genesis 21:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 21:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?”

Genesis 21:29 — Darby Translation

Genesis 21:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?”

Genesis 21:29 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 21:29 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What is these seven ewes which you have set apart by themselves?"”

Genesis 21:29 — The Living Sword

Genesis 21:29 in Context — Genesis 21

27 Y tomó Abraham ovejas y vacas, y dió á Abimelech; é hicieron ambos alianza.

28 Y puso Abraham siete corderas del rebaño aparte.

29 Y dijo Abimelech á Abraham: ¿Qué significan esas siete corderas que has puesto aparte?

30 Y él respondió: Que estas siete corderas tomarás de mi mano, para que me sean en testimonio de que yo cavé este pozo.

31 Por esto llamó á aquel lugar Beer-seba; porque allí juraron ambos.

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What Does Genesis 21:29 Mean?

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