Genesis 21:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.””
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“He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And 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;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 21:30 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 26:18Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
- Genesis 31:44Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
- Genesis 31:52This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.
- Joshua 22:27Rather, let it be a witness between us and you and the generations to come, that we will worship the LORD in His presence with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and peace offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants cannot say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD!’
- Joshua 24:27And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
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