Genesis 21:29
and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
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ASV
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
KJV
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ | 'a.vi.Me.lekh | Abimelech | H40 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֑ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| מָ֣ה | mah | what? | H4100 → |
| הֵ֗נָּה | He.nah | [are] they | H2007 → |
| שֶׁ֤בַע | She.va' | seven | H7651 → |
| כְּבָשֹׂת֙ | ke.va.Sot | ewe-lambs | H3535 → |
| הָאֵ֔לֶּה | ha.'E.leh | <the> these | H428 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| הִצַּ֖בְתָּ | hi.Tzav.ta | you have set | H5324 → |
| לְבַדָּֽנָה׃ | le.va.Da.nah | to alone them | H905 → |
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