Genesis 21:30

Genesis 21:30

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

a. NLT: Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”

b. NIV: He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”

c. YLT: And he saith, 'For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'

d. Amplified Bible: Abraham said, “You are to accept these seven ewe lambs from me as a witness for me, that I dug this well.” 

e. Septuagint: And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: And he replied, “Because you are to take these seven ewes from me, that it may serve me as testimony that I dug this well.”

1. “And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand…”

a. And he said [559 * 'amar] [Strong: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

b. these seven [7651 * sheba`or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}] [Strong: from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times).]

c. ewe lambs [3535 * kibsah or kabsah {kab-saw'}] [Strong: feminine of 3532; a ewe:--(ewe) lamb.]

d. shalt thou take [3947 * laqach] [Strong: a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):--accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.]

e. of my hand [3027 * yad] [Strong: a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.]

2. “…that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.”

a. that [5668 * `abuwr or rabur {aw-boor'}] [Strong:  passive participle of 5674; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that:--because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.]

b. they may be a witness [5713 *  `edah] [Strong: feminine of 5707 in its techn. sense; testimony:-- testimony, witness.]

c. I have digged [2658 * chaphar] [Strong: a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore:--dig, paw, search out, seek.]

d. this well [875 *  'er] [Strong: from 874; a pit; especially a well:--pit, well.]