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Genesis 21:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 21:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Genesis 21:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech`s servants had violently taken away.
26And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.
27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.
28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
30And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.] Separate from the sheep and oxen he gave to Abimelech, and from those that were used in making the covenant.”
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