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Genesis 21:28-30

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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