And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:28 · retained source text
And Abraham set seuen ewe lambes of the flocke by themselues.
KJV dictionary & concordance
ewe
Meaning of “ewe”
A female sheep.
Definition sources
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7 occurrences7 verses4 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Genesis 21:28
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And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:29 · retained source text
And Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen ewe lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?
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.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:30 · retained source text
And he said, For these seuen ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well.
And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 14:10 · retained source text
And on the eight day he shall take two hee lambes without blemish, and one ewe-lambe of the first yeere, without blemish, and three tenth deales of fine flowre for a meat offering, mingled with oyle, and one log of oyle.
1611 marginal noteHebr. the daughter of her yeere.
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:28 · retained source text
And whether it be cowe or ewe, ye shall not kill it, and her yong, both in one day.
1611 marginal noteOr, shee goat.
1611 marginal noteDeu. 22.6.
And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 6:14 · retained source text
And he shall offer his offring vnto the LORD, one hee lambe of the first yeere without blemish, for a burnt offering, and one ewe lambe of the first yeere without blemish, for a sinne offering, and one lambe without blemish for peace offerings,
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 12:3 · retained source text
But the poore man had nothing saue one litle ewe lambe, which he had bought and nourished vp: and it grew vp together with him, and with his children, it did eate of his owne meate, and dranke of his owne cup, and lay in his bosome, and was vnto him as a daughter.
1611 marginal noteHeb. morsell.
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A female sheep; the female of the ovine kind.