Genesis 21:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
(a·vi·me·lech)
40: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. namefrom ab and melek
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Abraham,אַבְרָהָ֑ם
(av·ra·ham;)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
"Whatמָ֣ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
do theseהָאֵ֔לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh,)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
sevenשֶׁ֤בַע
(she·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙
(ke·va·sot)
3535: ewe lambfrom the same as kebes
mean, whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you have setהִצַּ֖בְתָּ
(hi·tzav·ta)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
by themselves?"לְבַדָּֽנָה׃
(le·vad·da·nah.)
905: separation, a partfrom badad


















KJV Lexicon
And Abimelech
'Abiymelek  (ab-ee-mel'-ek)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
What
hennah  (hane'-naw)
hither or thither (but used both of place and time) -- here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, + since, this (that) way, thitherward, + thus far, to...fro, + yet.
mean these seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
ewe lambs
kibsah  (kib-saw')
a ewe -- (ewe) lamb.
which thou hast set
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
by themselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?"

King James Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Abimelech said to Abraham, "Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs?"

International Standard Version
so Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set aside?"

NET Bible
Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abimelech asked him, "What is the meaning of these seven female lambs you have set apart?"

King James 2000 Bible
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?
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