Genesis 21:28
Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
In Context
27So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
29and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:23-33
Abimelech's Covenant with Abraham. ( b. c. 1892.) 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham… Read the whole commentary →