30But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewe lambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.


In Context

27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league.

28 And Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock.

29 And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart?

30 But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewe lambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.

31 Therefore that place was called Bersabee: because both of them did swear.

32 And they made a league for the well of oath.

Genesis 21:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:30He replied, "Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30He 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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30And 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;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have dig this well.