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Genesis 26

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidesthefirstH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458thatwasH1961inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85.AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentuntoAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430, untoGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untohim,andsaidH559,Goתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381notdownH3381intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichIshalltelltheeof:

3sojourninthislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andIwillbeוְאֶֽהְיֶ֥הve.'eh.YehH1961withthee,andwillblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee;forunto thee,andunto thyseedH2233,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414alltheselandsהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776,andIwillestablishוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichIsware untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

4andIwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thyseedH2233alltheselandsהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776;andinthyseedH2233shallallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5becausethatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85obeyedmyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,andkeptH8104mychargeH4931,mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,mystatutesH2708,andmylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6AndIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642:

7andthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592himofhiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802;andhesaidH559,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:forhefearedH3372tosayH559,Mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,saidH559he,themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725shouldkillיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026meforRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259;becauseshewasfairtolookupon.

8Anditcametopass,whenhehadbeenH1961therealongtime,thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedH7200outatawindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,andsawH7200,and,behold,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasH1961sportingwithRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledH7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andsaidH559,Behold,ofasuretysheisthywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802:andhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349saidst thou,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559untohim,BecauseIsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191becauseofher.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Whatisthisthou hastdoneuntous?oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mighteasilyhavelainH7901withthywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,andthou wouldesthavebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltinessuponus.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hethattoucheththismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376orhiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallsurelybeputH4191todeathH4191.

12AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sowedוַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'H2232inthatlandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andfoundH4672inthesameyearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141ahundredfold:andJehovahblessedH1288him.

13Andthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376waxedgreatוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,andgrewH1431moreandmoreuntilhebecameH1431veryH3966greatגָדַ֖לga.DalH1431:

14andhehadpossessionsofflocksצֹאן֙tzoNH6629,andpossessionsofherdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241,andagreatH7227household:andthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430enviedhim.

15Nowallthewellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875whichhisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650haddiggedinthedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedH5640,andfilledוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390withearthעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

16AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559untoIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, Gofromus;forthou artmuchmightierthanwe.

17AndIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327departed thence,andencampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583inthevalleyofGerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there.

18AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327diggedagainthewellsבְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.RotH875ofwaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,whichtheyhaddiggedinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1;forthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedH5640themafterthedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theirnamesH8034afterthenamesH8034bywhichhisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadcalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19AndIsaac’sservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650diggedinthevalley,andfoundH4672thereawellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875ofspringingwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

20AndtheherdsmenofGerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642strovewithIsaac’sherdsmen,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325isours:andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthewellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esek,becausetheycontendedH7378withhim.

21Andtheydiggedanotherwellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875,andtheystroveforthatalsoגַּם־gam-H1571:andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034ofitSitnah.

22Andheremovedfromthence,anddiggedanotherwellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875;andforthattheystrovenot:andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034ofitRehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344;andhesaidH559,Fornowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258JehovahhathmadeH7337roomforus,andweshallbefruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509inthelandבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

23AndhewentH5927upfromthencetoBeer-sheba.

24AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untohimthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,andsaidH559,IamtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamH85thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearH3372not,forIamwiththee,andwillblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee,andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedH2233formyservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Abraham’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

25Andhebuildedanaltarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196there,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121uponthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andpitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186histentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168there:andthereIsaac’sservantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650diggedawellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875.

26ThenAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentH1980tohimfromGerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642,andAhuzzathhisfriend,andPhicolוּפִיכֹ֖לu.fi.KholH6369thecaptainofhishostH6635.

27AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559untothem, Whereforeareyecomeבָּאתֶ֣םba.TemH935untome, seeing yehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me,andhavesentH7971meawayוַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִיva.te.sha.le.Chu.niH7971fromyou?

28AndtheysaidH559,WesawH7200plainlythatJehovahwasH1961withthee:andwesaidH559,LettherenowbeH1961anoathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423betwixtus,evenbetwixtusandthee,andletusmakeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withthee,

29thatthou wiltdousnohurt,aswehavenottouchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060thee,andaswehavedoneunto theenothingbutgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,andhavesentH7971theeawayוַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖va.ne.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965: thou artnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258theblessedH1288ofJehovah.

30AndhemadeH6213themafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,andtheydideatH398anddrinkH8354.

31AndtheyroseH7925upbetimesinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andswareoneH376toanother:andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sentH7971themawayH7971,andtheydepartedfromhiminpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32AnditcameH935topassthesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatIsaac’sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameH935,andtoldH5046himconcerningthewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875whichtheyhaddigged,andsaidH559untohim,WehavefoundH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

33Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itShibah:thereforeH3651thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isBeer-sheba untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34AndwhenEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldhetookH3947towifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802Judiththedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBeeriבְּאֵרִ֖יbe.'e.RiH882theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850,andBasemathבָּ֣שְׂמַ֔תba.se.MatH1315thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofElonאֵילֹ֖ן'ei.LonH356theHittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850:

35andtheywereH1961agriefofminduntoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327andtoRebekahוּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ סu.le.riv.KahH7259.

Commentaries on Genesis 26

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