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Genesis 21:30-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 21:30-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand so that this act[a] will serve as my witness that I dug this well.” 31 Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba[b](A) because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
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- Genesis 21:30 Lit that it
- Genesis 21:31 = Well of the Oath, or Seven Wells
Genesis 21:30-31
New International Version
Genesis 21:30-31
New International Version
30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(A) that I dug this well.(B)”
31 So that place was called Beersheba,[a](C) because the two men swore an oath(D) there.
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
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