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Genesis 21:28

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

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וַיַּצֵּ֣בvayatsevand appointedנָצַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appointed”, the next action in the storyH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.אַבְרָהָ֗םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שֶׁ֛בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).כִּבְשֹׂ֥תkivsotlambכִּבְשָׂהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “lamb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3535a ewe(ewe) lamb.הַצֹּ֖אןhatsonthe flockצֹאןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the 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).לְבַדְּהֶֽןlevadhento apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “to apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.

World English Bible

Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Darby Translation

And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.

Douay-Rheims

And Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by themselves.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔστησεν Ἁβραὰμ, ἑπτὰ ἀμνάδας προβάτων μόνας.

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