^{23 Ref} and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done with thee thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.'

^{24 Ref} And Abraham saith, `I -- I do swear.'

^{25 Ref} And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

^{26 Ref} and Abimelech saith, `I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'

^{27 Ref} And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;

²⁸ and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.

^{29 Ref} And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What `are' they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

^{30 Ref} 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;'

^{31 Ref} therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.