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And Abimelechוַ אֲבִימֶלֶךְsaidיֹּאמֶרto Abraham,אֶל אַבְרָהָם“What areמָה הֵנָּהtheseהָאֵלֶּהsevenשֶׁבַעewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂתthatאֲשֶׁרyou have setהִצַּבְתָּby themselves?”לְבַדָּנָה
Genesis 21:29
Study it in the app“And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What are these seven ewe lambs that you have set by themselves?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:29, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to 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- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂתkevasot
ewe lamb
Ewe lamb, young female sheep.
Where else “kevasot” appears- you have setהִצַּבְתָּhitsavta
set up
To set something up so that it stays firm, like a pillar or a wall of water.
Where else “hitsavta” appears- by themselvesבַדָּvada
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vada” appears
The context
28Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 · This verse (above)
30He said, “You are to take the seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness for me that I dug this well.”
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?