Genesis 21:30
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Bible > Genesis > Chapter 21 > Verse 30
Genesis 21:30
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
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And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
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Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And he saidH559, For these sevenH7651 ewe lambsH3535 shalt thou takeH3947 of my handH3027, thatH5668 they may be a witnessH5713 unto me, that I have diggedH2658 this wellH875.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי אֶת־שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת תִּקַּח מִיָּדִי בַּעֲבוּר תִּהְיֶה־לִּי לְעֵדָה כִּי חָפַרְתִּי אֶת־הַבְּאֵר הַזֹּאת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
כִּ֚י |
ki | H3588 | HC | that |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
שֶׁ֣בַע |
She.va' | H7651 | HAcfsa | seven |
כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת |
ke.va.Sot | H3535 | HNcfpa | ewe-lambs |
תִּקַּ֖ח |
ti.Kach | H3947 | HVqi2ms | you will take |
מִ/יָּדִ֑/י |
mi./ya.D/i | H3027 | HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs | from/ hand/ my |
בַּ/עֲבוּר֙ |
ba./'a.Vur | H5668 | HR/Ncmsc | in/order that |
תִּֽהְיֶה |
tih.yeh- | H1961 | HVqi3fs | it may become |
לִּ֣/י |
l/i | HR/Sp1cs | for (the)/ me | |
לְ/עֵדָ֔ה |
le./'e.Dah | H5713 | HR/Ncfsa | (into)/ a witness |
כִּ֥י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
חָפַ֖רְתִּי |
cha.Far.ti | H2658 | HVqp1cs | I dug |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
הַ/בְּאֵ֥ר |
ha./be.'Er | H875 | HTd/Ncfsa | the/ well |
הַ/זֹּֽאת |
ha./Zot | H2063 | HTd/Pdxfs | (the)/ this |
Strong's References
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H875 — בְּאֵר (bᵉʼêr, be-ayr'): from בָּאַר (bâʼar) H874; a pit; especially a well; pit, well.
- H2658 — חָפַר (châphar, khaw-far'): a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore; dig, paw, search out, seek.
- H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from כַּף (kaph) H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
- H3535 — כִּבְשָׂה (kibsâh, kib-saw'): or כַּבְשָׂה (kabsâh); feminine of כֶּבֶשׂ (kebes) H3532; a ewe; (ewe) lamb.
- H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
- H5668 — עָבוּר (ʻâbûwr, aw-boor'): or עָבֻר (ʻâbur); passive participle of עָבַר (ʻâbar) H5674; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that; because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.
- H5713 — עֵדָה (ʻêdâh, ay-daw'): feminine of עֵד (ʻêd) H5707 in its techn. sense; testimony; testimony, witness. Compare עֵדָה (ʻêdâh) H5712.
- H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה (shibʻâh)); from שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) H7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה (shibʻânâh) H7658.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H2063 — זֹאת (zôʼth, zothe'): irregular feminine of זֶה (zeh) H2089; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- a witness — Genesis 31:44-48, Genesis 31:52, Joshua 22:27-28, Joshua 24:27
Reciprocal references (2): Genesis 26:15, Hebrews 6:16
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