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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἀβιμέλεχ, οὐκ ἔγνων τίς ἐποίησέ σοι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο· οὐδὲ σύ μοι ἀπήγγειλας, οὐδὲ ἐγὼ ἤκουσα, ἀλλʼ ἢ σήμερον. (Kai eipen autōi Abimeleⱪ, ouk egnōn tis epoiaʸse soi to ɽaʸma touto; oude su moi apaʸngeilas, oude egō aʸkousa, allʼ aʸ saʸmeron. )
BrTrAnd Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to thee, neither didst thou tell it me, neither heard I it but only to-day.
ULTThen Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing. And also you did not tell me, and also I have not heard about it until today.”
USTBut Abimelech responded, “I have no idea who did that. Besides that, you did not tell me about itbefore, and so today is the first that I have heard about it.”
BSBAbimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”
OEBAbimelech said, ‘I do not know who has done this thing, neither have you told me nor have I heard of it until today.’
WEBBEAbimelech said, “I don’t know who has done this thing. You didn’t tell me, and I didn’t hear of it until today.”
JPSAnd Abimelech said: 'I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.'
ASVAnd Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.
DRAAnd Abimelech answered: I knew not who did this thing: and thou didst not tell me, and I heard not of it till today.
YLTand Abimelech saith, 'I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'
DrbyAnd Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this, neither hast thou told me [of it], neither have I heard [of it] but to-day.
RVAnd Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today.
WbstrAnd Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet have I heard of it, but to-day.
KJB-1769And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. (And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath/has done this thing: neither didst thou/you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. )
KJB-1611And Abimelech saide, I wote not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. (And Abimelech said, I wote not who hath/has done this thing: neither didst thou/you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.)
BshpsAnd Abimelech said, I wote not who hath done this thing: also thou toldest me not, neyther hearde I of it but this day. (And Abimelech said, I wote not who hath/has done this thing: also thou/you toldest me not, neyther heard I of it but this day.)
GnvaAnd Abimelech saide, I knowe not who hath done this thing: also thou toldest me not, neither heard I of it but this day. (And Abimelech said, I know not who hath/has done this thing: also thou/you toldest me not, neither heard I of it but this day. )
CvdlThen answered Abimelech: I knewe not who dyd it, nether dyddest thou tell me, and I haue not herde of it but this daye. (Then answered Abimelech: I knew not who did it, neither dyddest thou/you tell me, and I have not heard of it but this day.)
WyclAnd Abymelech answerde, I wiste not who dide this thing, but also thou schewidist not to me, and Y herde not outakun to dai. (And Abymelech answered, I wiste not who did this thing, but also thou/you showedist not to me, and I heard not outakun to day.)
LuthDa antwortete Abimelech: Ich hab‘s nicht gewußt, wer das getan hat; auch hast du mir‘s nicht angesagt; dazu habe ich‘s nicht gehöret denn heute. (So replied Abimelech: I hab‘s not gewußt, who the did hat; also have you mir‘s not angesagt; in_addition have ich‘s not gehöret because heute.)
ClVgResponditque Abimelech: Nescivi quis fecerit hanc rem: sed et tu non indicasti mihi, et ego non audivi præter hodie. (Responditque Abimelech: Nescivi who/any fecerit hanc rem: but and you not/no indicasti mihi, and I not/no audivi præter hodie. )
21:22-34 This passage, at its climax, explains the name of Beersheba, Abraham’s home (21:31-34). Beersheba reflected the covenant Abraham made with the residents of the land, which enabled him to dwell there in peace and prosperity. God’s promise was coming to fruition (12:7; 13:14-17; 15:7, 18-21; 17:8).
Alternate translation: “But Abimelech responded to him,” or “When King Abimelech heard that, he said”
מִ֥י עָשָׂ֖ה אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה
who? he/it_had_made DOM the,thing the=this
Alternate translation: “who took your well from you.” or “who took control of your well.”
וְגַם
and=also
Here Abimelech is introducing an additional explanation of his innocence in this matter. Consider what it the best way to do that in your language. Alternate translation: “Furthermore,”
אַתָּ֞ה לֹא הִגַּ֣דְתָּ לִּ֗י
you(ms) not tell to/for=me
Alternate translation: “you did not inform me about that before” or “you never told me about this”
וְגַ֧ם
and=also
Alternate translation: “so as a result”
אָנֹכִ֛י לֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בִּלְתִּ֥י הַיּֽוֹם
I not I_heard until the=day
Alternate translation: “I knew nothing about it until today.” or “today is the first time that I have heard about it.”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
