Genesis 21:30
He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
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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.
KJV
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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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| כִּ֚י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שֶׁ֣בַע | She.va' | seven | H7651 → |
| כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת | ke.va.Sot | ewe-lambs | H3535 → |
| תִּקַּ֖ח | ti.Kach | you will take | H3947 → |
| מִיָּדִ֑י | mi.ya.Di | from hand my | H3027 → |
| בַּעֲבוּר֙ | ba.'a.Vur | inorder that | H5668 → |
| תִּֽהְיֶה־ | tih.yeh- | it may become | H1961 → |
| לִּ֣י | li | for <the> me | |
| לְעֵדָ֔ה | le.'e.Dah | <into> a witness | H5713 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| חָפַ֖רְתִּי | cha.Far.ti | I dug | H2658 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַבְּאֵ֥ר | ha.be.'Er | the well | H875 → |
| הַזֹּֽאת׃ | ha.Zot | <the> this | H2063 → |
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