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Genesis 26:22-33

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.

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