Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves.

Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these ¹  seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”

He replied, “You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof ¹  that I dug this well.” ² 

and he must present his offering ¹  to the Lord: one male lamb in its first year without blemish for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb in its first year without blemish for a purification offering, one ram without blemish for a peace offering, ²