Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 21:25-30
25But when Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853complainedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40aboutעַל־ אֹדוֹת֙'al- 'o.dotH5921H182a wellבְּאֵ֣ר הַמַּ֔יִםbe.'Er ha.Ma.yimH875H4325thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had seizedגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497,
26Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whoמִ֥יmiH4310has doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וְגַם־ha.da.Var ha.Zeh ve.gam-H2088H1571H1697.Youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859did notלֹא־lo'-H3808tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046meוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571,so Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085about it until todayבִּלְתִּ֥י הַיּֽוֹם׃bil.Ti hai.YomH1115H3117.”
27So Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85broughtוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and cattleוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241and gave themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and the two menשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.
29and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559H413himאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whyמָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּהmah He.nahH4100H2007have you set apartהִצַּ֖בְתָּ לְבַדָּֽנָה׃hi.Tzav.ta le.va.Da.nahH5324H905theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535?”
30He repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559כִּ֚יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853, “You are to acceptתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027as my witnessבַּעֲבוּר֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־ לְעֵדָ֔הba.'a.Vur tih.yeh- le.'e.DahH5668H1961H5713thatכִּ֥יkiH3588I dugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063wellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.”
Commentaries on Genesis 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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