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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםtookוַיִּקַּחsheepצֹאןand cattleוּבָקָרand gave themוַיִּתֵּןto Abimelech,לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְand the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםmadeוַיִּכְרְתוּa covenant.בְּרִית
Genesis 21:27
Study it in the app“Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:27, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- and gave themיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- to Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְavimelech
Abimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appears- and the two of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- madeיִּכְרְתוּyichrtu
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “yichrtu” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears
The context
26Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; and you also did not tell me, and I too did not hear of it until today.”
27 · This verse (above)
28Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
To study Genesis 21 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Isaac was born, and what did Sarah say (vv. 1-7)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s care that he heard the voice of the boy in the wilderness (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
Whom that seems to be pushed aside can you give time and attention today?