Genesis 21:26
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New International Version (©1984)
But Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today."

New Living Translation (©2007)
"This is the first I've heard of it," Abimelech answered. "I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before."

English Standard Version (©2001)
Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, and I have not heard of it until today.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it until today."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Abimelech replied, "I don't know who did this. You didn't tell me, and I didn't hear about it until today."

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

American Standard Version
And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.

Bible in Basic English
But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abimelech answered: I knew not who did this thing: and thou didst not tell me, and I heard not of it till to day.

Darby Bible Translation
And Abimelech said, I do not know who has done this, neither hast thou told me of it, neither have I heard of it but to-day.

English Revised Version
And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet have I heard of it, but to-day.

World English Bible
Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Geneva Study Bible

And Abimelech said, {l} I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

(l) Wicked servants do many evils unknown to their masters.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

21:22-34 Abimelech felt sure that the promises of God would be fulfilled to Abraham. It is wise to connect ourselves with those who are blessed of God; and we ought to requite kindness to those who have been kind to us. Wells of water are scarce and valuable in eastern countries. Abraham took care to have his title to the well allowed, to prevent disputes in future. No more can be expected from an honest man than that he be ready to do right, as soon as he knows he has done wrong. Abraham, being now in a good neighbourhood, stayed a great while there. There he made, not only a constant practice, but an open profession of his religion. There he called on the name of the Lord, as the everlasting God; probably in the grove he planted, which was his place of prayer. Abraham kept up public worship, in which his neighbours might join. Good men should do all they can to make others so. Wherever we sojourn, we must neither neglect nor be ashamed of the worship of Jehovah.


Genesis 21:25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
Genesis 21:27 Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. (NASB ©1995)

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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.

I wot. 'Wot,' though used for the present, is the past tense of the almost obsolete word 'to wit,' from the Saxon witan, to know.

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