King James Version

Genesis 21:27

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

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וַיִּקַּ֤חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אַבְרָהָם֙avrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.צֹ֣אןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).וּבָקָ֔רuvaqarand herdבָּקָרconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and herd”, the ordinary formH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.וַיִּתֵּ֖ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְlaavimelekhto Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.וַיִּכְרְת֥וּvayikhretvand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.שְׁנֵיהֶ֖םsheneyhemtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.בְּרִֽיתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “confederacy”, the ordinary formH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;

World English Bible

Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

Darby Translation

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

Douay-Rheims

And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech: and both of them made a league.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them to Abimelech, and both made a covenant.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἁβραὰμ πρόβατα καὶ μόσχους, καὶ ἔδωκε τῷ Ἀβιμέλεχ· καὶ διέθεντο ἀμφότεροι διαθήκην.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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