Genesis 21:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.””

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BSBPD

“Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Abimelech saith, `I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 21:26 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 13:7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
  2. 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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