Genesis 21:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
tookוַיִּקַּ֤ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
sheepצֹ֣אן
(tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
and oxenוּבָקָ֔ר
(u·va·kar,)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them to Abimelech,לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
(la·'a·vi·me·lech;)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם
(she·nei·hem)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּ
(vai·yich·re·tu)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
a covenant.בְּרִֽית׃
(be·rit.)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and oxen
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
and gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them unto Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
and both of them
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
made
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
a covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

King James Bible
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

International Standard Version
So Abraham took sheep and oxen and presented them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

NET Bible
Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement.

King James 2000 Bible
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
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