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Genesis 21:25-32

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedH3198AbimelechH40becauseofawellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatAbimelech'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650hadviolentlytakenawayH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Idonotknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whohasdonethis,neitherhast thoutoldH5046me[ofit],neitherhaveIheardH8085[ofit]butto-day.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,andgaveH5414themtoAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;andbothofthemmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewe-lambsoftheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629bythemselves.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,What[mean]thesesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe-lambs,thesewhichthou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324bythemselves?

30AndhesaidH559,Thatthoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe-lambsofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thattheymaybeH1961awitnesstomethatIhavedugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658thiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31ThereforeH3651hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer-sheba,becausetheretheyhadswornH7650,bothofthem.

32AndtheymadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285atBeer-sheba.AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andPhicholthecaptainofhishostH6635,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

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