Genesis

Genesis 21:27–30

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 21:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abraham	אַבְרָהָם֙	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
brought	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
sheep	צֹ֣אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cattle	וּבָקָ֔ר	ū·ḇā·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
and gave them	וַיִּתֵּ֖ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to Abimelech	לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ	la·’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
and the two men	שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
made	וַיִּכְרְת֥וּ	way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּרִֽית׃	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant

Genesis 21:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֗ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
separated	וַיַּצֵּ֣ב	way·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
seven	שֶׁ֛בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
ewe lambs	כִּבְשֹׂ֥ת	kiḇ·śōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3535 ewe-lamb
from the flock	הַצֹּ֖אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Genesis 21:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
asked	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have you set apart	הִצַּ֖בְתָּ	hiṣ·ṣaḇ·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
these	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
seven	שֶׁ֤בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
ewe lambs	כְּבָשֹׂת֙	kə·ḇā·śōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3535 ewe-lamb

Genesis 21:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He replied	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You are to accept	תִּקַּ֖ח	tiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
the seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
ewe lambs	כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת	kə·ḇā·śōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3535 ewe-lamb
from my hand	מִיָּדִ֑י	mî·yā·ḏî	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
as my witness	לְעֵדָ֔ה	lə·‘ê·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5713 testimony, witness
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I dug	חָפַ֖רְתִּי	ḥā·p̄ar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2658 dig, search for
this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
well	הַבְּאֵ֥ר	hab·bə·’êr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit

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