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Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְavimelekhAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַבְרָהָ֑םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.מָ֣הmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.הֵ֗נָּהhenahtheirהֵנָּהpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “their”H2007themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)[idiom] in, [idiom] such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein.שֶׁ֤בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, 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).כְּבָשֹׂת֙kevasotlambכִּבְשָׂהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH3535a ewe(ewe) lamb.הָאֵ֔לֶּהhaelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הִצַּ֖בְתָּhitsavtaappointedנָצַבverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appointed”, a completed actionH5324to 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.לְבַדָּֽנָהlevadanahto 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 Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, 'What [are] they — these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

World English Bible

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”

Darby Translation

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe-lambs, these which thou hast set by themselves?

Douay-Rheims

And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abimelech said unto Abraham: 'What mean these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set alone?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβιμέλεχ τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, τί εἰσιν αἱ ἑπτὰ ἀμνάδες τῶν προβάτων τούτων, ἃς ἔστησας μόνας;