Genesis 21:29
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
In other translations
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲבִימֶלֶךְ'avimelekhAbimelechH40אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85מָהmahwhat?H4100הֵנָּהhenah[are] theyH2007שֶׁבַעsheva'sevenH7651כְּבָשֹׂתkevasotewe-lambsH3535הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הִצַּבְתָּhitzavtayou have setH5324לְבַדָּנָה׃levadanahto alone themH905
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 33:8And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
- Exodus 12:26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
- 1 Samuel 15:14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
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People and places
People: Abimelech (Genesis 20), Abraham