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Genesis 21:22-32

22Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andPhicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369thecaptainofhishostH6635spake untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430iswiththeeinallthatthou doest:

23nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650untomehereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008byGodבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430thatthou wiltnotdealfalselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266withme,norwithmyson,norwithmyson’s son:butaccordingtothekindnessthatIhavedoneunto thee, thou shaltdountome,andtothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinthou hast sojourned.

24AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559,Iwillswearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedH3198AbimelechH40becauseofthewellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,whichAbimelech’sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650hadviolentlytakenawayH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhohathdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherdidst thoutellH5046me,neitheryetheardH8085Iofit,butto-day.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,andgaveH5414themuntoAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeH3772acovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsoftheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629bythemselves.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatmeanthesesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambswhichthou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324bythemselves?

30AndhesaidH559,Thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsshalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947ofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatitmaybeH1961awitness untome,thatIhavediggedthiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Whereforehecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer-sheba;becausetheretheyswarebothofthem.

32SotheymadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285atBeer-sheba:andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andPhicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369thecaptainofhishostH6635,andtheyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

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