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Genesis 21:27-30

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them unto Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;and both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiv.SotH3535of the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629by themselves.

29And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,WhatH2008meanthese sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535which thou hast setהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324by themselves?

30And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535shalt thou takeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947of my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatבַּעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668they may be a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto me, that I have diggedחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658this wellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

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