Verse List for GEN 21:30

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OET (OET-RV) “Because I want you to take them,” Abraham insisted. “I want them to be the verification that it was me who dug this well.”

OET-LV And_he/it _said if/because DOM seven ewe-lambs you _will _take from_hand _of_my in_account _of you _may _become to/for_me (into)_a_witness if/because _that I _dug DOM the_well (the)_this.

ULT And he said, “Because you must take the seven ewe lambs from my hand, so that it can be a witness for me that I dug this well.”

UST Abraham replied, “Because I want you to accept them from me, to show everyone that you agree with me that I dug this well and it belongs to me.”

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

OEB Abraham answered, ‘Accept these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that you may be my witness that I dug this well.’

WEBBE & WMBB He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”

NET He replied, “You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”

LSV And he says, “For—the seven lambs you accept from my hand, so that it becomes a witness for me that I have dug this well”;

FBV “I'm giving you these seven female lambs in return for your admission that I dug this well,” Abraham replied.

T4T Abraham replied, “I want you truly to accept these female lambs from me [SYN], so that it may be a ◄public witness/proof► that this well belongs to me because I dug it.”

LEB And he said, “You shall take the seven ewe-lambs from my hand _⌊as proof on my behalf_⌋[fn] that I dug this well.”

BBE And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

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JPS And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'

ASV And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

DRA But he said: Thou shalt take seven ewe lambs at my hand: that they may be a testimony for me, that I dug this well.

YLT And he saith, 'For — the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'

Drby And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.

RV And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
(And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt/shall thou/you take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.)

SLT And he will say, For the seven ewe lambs thou shalt take from my hand, in order to be to me for a testimony that I dug this well.

Wbstr And he said, For these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have digged this well.

KJB-1769 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.
(And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt/shall thou/you take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.)

KJB-1611 And he said, For these seuen ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps He aunswered: for these seuen ewe lambes shalt thou take of my hande, that they may be a wytnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well.
(He answered: for these seven ewe lambs shalt/shall thou/you take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.)

Gnva And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.
(And he answered, Because thou/you shalt/shall receive of mine hand these seven lambs, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.)

Cvdl He answered: seue lambes shalt thou take of my hande, that they maye be wytnes vnto me, that I haue dygged this well.
(He answered: seven lambs shalt/shall thou/you take of my hand, that they may be witness unto me, that I have dug this well.)

Wycl And he seide, Thou schalt take of myn hond seuene ewe lambren, that tho be in to witnessyng to me, for Y diggide this pit.
(And he said, Thou/You shalt/shall take of mine hand seven ewe lambs, that those be in to witnessing to me, for I dug this pit.)

Luth Er antwortete: Sieben Lämmer sollst du von meiner Hand nehmen, daß sie mir zum Zeugnis seien, daß ich diesen Brunnen gegraben habe.
(He replied: Seven lambs should you(sg) from mine hand take, that they/she/them to_me for_the testimonials be, that I this spring(n) dug have.)

ClVg At ille: Septem, inquit, agnas accipies de manu mea: ut sint mihi in testimonium, quoniam ego fodi puteum istum.
(But he/that_one: Seven, he_said, agnas you_will_receive from/about by_hand my: as let_them_be to_me in/into/on testimony, since/because I fodi a_well that.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֚י אֶת־שֶׁ֣בַע כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת תִּקַּ֖ח מִ⁠יָּדִ֑⁠י בַּ⁠עֲבוּר֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣⁠י לְ⁠עֵדָ֔ה כִּ֥י חָפַ֖רְתִּי אֶת־הַ⁠בְּאֵ֥ר הַ⁠זֹּֽאת׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ, ὅτι τὰς ἑπτὰ ἀμνάδας λήψῃ παρʼ ἐμοῦ, ἵνα ὦσι μοι εἰς μαρτύριον, ὅτι ἐγὼ ὤρυξα τό φρέαρ τοῦτο.

BrTr And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.