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And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
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GOD visited Sarah exactly as he said he would; GOD did to Sarah what he promised:
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Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.
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And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.
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Then the LORD did exactly what he had promised.
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For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
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Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a son in his old age, and at the very time God had set.
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Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
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For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
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Sarah became pregnant, and she gave a son to Abraham in his old age. It all happened at the time God had said it would.
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And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
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Abraham named him Isaac.
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Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.
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And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him--whom Sarah bore to him--Isaac.
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And Abraham named his son Isaac.
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And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
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When his son was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded.
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When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.
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Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
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Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.
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And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
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Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born.
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Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
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Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
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Abraham was one hundred years old at the time.
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And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
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Sarah said, God has blessed me with laughter and all who get the news will laugh with me!
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Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."
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And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me."
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And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter! All who hear about this will laugh with me.
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And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
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She also said, Whoever would have suggested to Abraham that Sarah would one day nurse a baby! Yet here I am! I've given the old man a son!
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And she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
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She also said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."
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For who would have dreamed that I would ever have a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"
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And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
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The baby grew and was weaned. Abraham threw a big party on the day Isaac was weaned.
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The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.
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So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.
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As time went by and Isaac grew and was weaned, Abraham gave a big party to celebrate the happy occasion.
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And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
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One day Sarah saw the son that Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham, poking fun at her son Isaac.
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But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking,
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And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing.
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But Sarah saw Ishmael--the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar--making fun of Isaac.
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Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
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She told Abraham, "Get rid of this slave woman and her son. No child of this slave is going to share inheritance with my son Isaac!"
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and she said to Abraham, "Get rid of that slave woman and her son, for that slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac."
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Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac."
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So she turned to Abraham and demanded, "Get rid of that servant and her son. He is not going to share the family inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won't have it!"
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And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
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The matter gave great pain to Abraham--after all, Ishmael was his son.
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The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.
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And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham's sight because of his son.
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This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
Gen.21.12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
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But God spoke to Abraham, "Don't feel badly about the boy and your maid. Do whatever Sarah tells you. Your descendants will come through Isaac.
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But God said to him, "Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
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But God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.
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But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant wife. Do just as Sarah says, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
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And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
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Regarding your maid's son, be assured that I'll also develop a great nation from him--he's your son too."
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I will make the son of the maidservant into a nation also, because he is your offspring."
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Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed."
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But I will make a nation of the descendants of Hagar's son because he also is your son."
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And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
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Abraham got up early the next morning, got some food together and a canteen of water for Hagar, put them on her back and sent her away with the child. She wandered off into the desert of Beersheba.
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Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.
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So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
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So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food for the journey, and strapped a container of water to Hagar's shoulders. He sent her away with their son, and she walked out into the wilderness of Beersheba, wandering aimlessly.
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And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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When the water was gone, she left the child under a shrub
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When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes.
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And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs.
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When the water was gone, she left the boy in the shade of a bush.
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And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
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and went off, fifty yards or so. She said, "I can't watch my son die." As she sat, she broke into sobs.
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Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she thought, "I cannot watch the boy die." And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob.
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Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, "Let me not see the death of the boy." So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept.
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Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. "I don't want to watch the boy die," she said, as she burst into tears.
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And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
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Meanwhile, God heard the boy crying. The angel of God called from Heaven to Hagar, "What's wrong, Hagar? Don't be afraid. God has heard the boy and knows the fix he's in.
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God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
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And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
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Then God heard the boy's cries, and the angel of God called to Hagar from the sky, "Hagar, what's wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy's cries from the place where you laid him.
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Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
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Up now; go get the boy. Hold him tight. I'm going to make of him a great nation."
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Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
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Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation."
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Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants."
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And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
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Just then God opened her eyes. She looked. She saw a well of water. She went to it and filled her canteen and gave the boy a long, cool drink.
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Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
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Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
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Then God opened Hagar's eyes, and she saw a well. She immediately filled her water container and gave the boy a drink.
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And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
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God was on the boy's side as he grew up. He lived out in the desert and became a skilled archer.
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God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
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So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
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And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness of Paran. He became an expert archer,
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And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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He lived in the Paran wilderness. And his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
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While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
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He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
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and his mother arranged a marriage for him with a young woman from Egypt.
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And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
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At about that same time, Abimelech and the captain of his troops, Phicol, spoke to Abraham: "No matter what you do, God is on your side.
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At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
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And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.
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About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. "It is clear that God helps you in everything you do," Abimelech said.
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Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
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So swear to me that you won't do anything underhanded to me or any of my family. For as long as you live here, swear that you'll treat me and my land as well as I've treated you."
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Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you are living as an alien the same kindness I have shown to you."
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Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt."
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"Swear to me in God's name that you won't deceive me, my children, or my grandchildren. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country in which you are living."
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And Abraham said, I will swear.
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Abraham said, "I swear it."
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Abraham said, "I swear it."
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And Abraham said, "I will swear."
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Abraham replied, "All right, I swear to it!"
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And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
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At the same time, Abraham confronted Abimelech over the matter of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had taken.
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Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized.
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Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech's servants had seized.
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Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had taken violently from Abraham's servants.
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And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
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Abimelech said, "I have no idea who did this; you never told me about it; this is the first I've heard of it."
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But Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today."
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And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor had I heard of it until today."
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"This is the first I've heard of it," Abimelech said. "And I have no idea who is responsible. Why didn't you say something about this before?"
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And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
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So the two of them made a covenant. Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech.
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So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a treaty.
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So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.
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Then Abraham gave sheep and oxen to Abimelech, and they made a treaty.
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And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
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Abraham set aside seven sheep from his flock.
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Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,
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And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
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But when Abraham took seven additional ewe lambs and set them off by themselves,
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
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Abimelech said, "What does this mean? These seven sheep you've set aside."
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and Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?"
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Then Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?"
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Abimelech asked, "Why are you doing that?"
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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.
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Abraham said, "It means that when you accept these seven sheep, you take it as proof that I dug this well, that it's my well."
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He replied, "Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well."
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And he said, "You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that they may be my witness that I have dug this well."
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Abraham replied, "They are my gift to you as a public confirmation that I dug this well."
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Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
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That's how the place got named Beersheba (the Oath-Well), because the two of them swore a covenant oath there.
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So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
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Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
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So ever since, that place has been known as Beersheba--"well of the oath"--because that was where they had sworn an oath.
Gen.21.32
Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
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After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and his commander, Phicol, left and went back to Philistine territory.
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After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.
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Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.
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After making their covenant, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines.
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And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
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Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped GOD there, praying to the Eternal God.
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Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
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Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
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Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God, at that place.
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And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
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Abraham lived in Philistine country for a long time. [JC]
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And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
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And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines many days.
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And Abraham lived in Philistine country for a long time.
