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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“You are to takeתִּקַּחthe sevenאֶת שֶׁבַעewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂתfrom my handמִיָּדִיso thatבַּעֲבוּרit may beתִּהְיֶהa witnessלְעֵדָהfor meלִּיthatכִּיI dugחָפַרְתִּיthisהַזֹּאתwell.”אֶת הַבְּאֵר
Genesis 21:30
Study it in the app“He 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:30, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “You are to takeתִּקַּחtikach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “tikach” appears- the 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- from my handיָּדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- it may beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- a witnessעֵדָהeda
testimony, witness
Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.
Where else “eda” appears- I dugחָפַרְתִּיchafarti
dig
To make a well or a pit in the ground.
Where else “chafarti” appears- wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears
The context
29And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What are these seven ewe lambs that you have set by themselves?”
30 · This verse (above)
31That is why he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them swore.
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?