Genesis 21:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?””

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BSBPD

“and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 21:29 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 33:8“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob answered.
  2. Exodus 12:26When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
  3. 1 Samuel 15:14But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”

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