Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?” Young's Literal Translation And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, ‘What [are] they—these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?’ King James Bible And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? Hebrew and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name asked וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say [him], אַבְרָהָ֑ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation “Why מָ֣ה (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what have you set apart הִצַּ֖בְתָּ (hiṣ·ṣaḇ·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand these הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those seven שֶׁ֤בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number ewe lambs?” כְּבָשֹׂת֙ (kə·ḇā·śōṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 3535: Ewe lamb |