Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side?
New American Standard Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”
King James Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
Holman Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs?”
International Standard Version
so Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set aside?"
A Conservative Version
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What do these seven ewe lambs mean which thou have set by themselves?
American Standard Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
Amplified
and Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart?”
Darby Translation
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?
Julia Smith Translation
And Abimelech will say to Abraham, What here these seven ewe lambs which thou didst set alone?
King James 2000
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What [is the meaning of] these seven ewe-lambs that you have set [off] by themselves?"
Modern King James verseion
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What are these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, "What mean these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?"
NET Bible
Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?"
New Heart English Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"
The Emphasized Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What, then mean these seven young sheep here, which thou hast set by themselves?
Webster
And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven ewe-lambs, which thou hast set by themselves?
World English Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, 'What are they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'
Themes
Alliances » Instances of » Abraham and abimelech
Contracts » Modes of ratifying » By giving presents
Contracts » Between abraham and abimelech, concerning wells of water
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By giving presents
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham and abimelech
Covenants » Presents given as tokens of
Lambs » Covenants confirmed by gift of
Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Forming treaties and alliances
Presents » Were given » To confirm covenants
Rulers' » Instances of » Abraham
Wells » The occasion of feuds » Between abraham and abimelech
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 21:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Covenant Between Abraham And Abimelech
28 And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves. 29 Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side? 30 And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.
Cross References
Genesis 33:8
And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.
Exodus 12:26
And when your children say to you, What is the reason of this act of worship?
1 Samuel 15:14
And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?