Genesis

Genesis 21:25–30

25But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized, 26Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”

27So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant. 28Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”

30He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”

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Genesis 21:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But when Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
complainedוְהוֹכִ֥חַwə·hō·w·ḵi·aḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3198 decide, adjudge, prove
to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
aboutעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
a wellבְּאֵ֣רbə·’êrNoun - feminine singular constructH875 well, pit
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
servantsעַבְדֵ֥י‘aḇ·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH5650 slave, servant
had seizedגָּזְל֖וּgā·zə·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1497 tear away, seize, rob

Genesis 21:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
whoמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
has doneעָשָׂ֖ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
Youאַתָּ֞ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhig·gaḏ·tāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
meלִּ֗יlîPreposition; first person common singular
so Iאָנֹכִ֛י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
have notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיšā·ma‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
about it until todayבִּלְתִּ֥יbil·tîPrepositionH1115 not, except

Genesis 21:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
broughtוַיִּקַּ֤חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
sheepצֹ֣אןṣōnNoun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cattleוּבָקָ֔רū·ḇā·qārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
and gave themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןway·yit·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
and the two menשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םšə·nê·hemNumber - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּway·yiḵ·rə·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3772 cut off, cut down
a covenantבְּרִֽית׃bə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant

Genesis 21:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
separatedוַיַּצֵּ֣בway·yaṣ·ṣêḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
sevenשֶׁ֛בַעše·ḇa‘Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
ewe lambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiḇ·śōṯNoun - feminine plural constructH3535 ewe-lamb
from the flockהַצֹּ֖אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Genesis 21:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whyמָ֣הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have you set apartהִצַּ֖בְתָּhiṣ·ṣaḇ·tāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
sevenשֶׁ֤בַעše·ḇa‘Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙kə·ḇā·śōṯNoun - feminine pluralH3535 ewe-lamb

Genesis 21:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
You are to acceptתִּקַּ֖חtiq·qaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעše·ḇa‘Number - feminine singularH7651 seven
ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תkə·ḇā·śōṯNoun - feminine pluralH3535 ewe-lamb
from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmî·yā·ḏîPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
as my witnessלְעֵדָ֔הlə·‘ê·ḏāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH5713 testimony, witness
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I dugחָפַ֖רְתִּיḥā·p̄ar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2658 dig, search for
thisהַזֹּֽאת׃haz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
wellהַבְּאֵ֥רhab·bə·’êrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH875 well, pit

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Genesis 21:25 Genesis 26:15–22

Genesis 21:30 Genesis 31:52

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.