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.
In other versions
And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
ASV
And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.
BBE
And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.
DBY
He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."
WEB
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;'
YLT
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shall you take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.
ENG
And he said, For these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take from my hand, that they may be a witness to me, that I have digged this well.
WBT
He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
BSB
In context
28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
30And 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.
31Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
32Thus 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.