Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 26:1-11

1Now there wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961another famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,subsequent toמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH905theהָרָעָ֣ב הָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ra.'Av ha.ri.ShonH7458 H7223onethatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had occurredהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961in Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85timeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117.And Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Abimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430at Gerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Isaacand saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do notאַל־'al-H408go downתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.Settleשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I tell youאֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'o.Mar 'e.Lei.khaH559 H413.

3Stayגּ֚וּרgurH1481in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063land as a foreignerבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and I will beוְאֶֽהְיֶ֥הve.'eh.YehH1961withעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973you and bless youוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411landsהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776to youand your offspringוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233,and I will confirmוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to your fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85.

4I will make your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as numerousוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235אֶֽת־'et-H853as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556in the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414themלְזַרְעֲךָ֔le.zar.'a.KhaH2233אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לha.'ElH411landsהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776,and through your offspringבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233allכֹּ֖לkolH3605nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will be blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288,

5becauseעֵ֕קֶב'E.kevH6118אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85listenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085to My voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963and keptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104My chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931,My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708,and My lawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.”

6So Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327settledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Gerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642.

7But when the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of that placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592about his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269.”Forכִּ֤יkiH3588he was afraidיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “She ismy wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,”since he thought to himselfפֶּן־pen-H6435, “The menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of this placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725will kill meיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026on account ofעַל־'al-H5921Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588sheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931is so beautifulטוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758.”

8וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whenכִּ֣י אָֽרְכוּ־ki 'a.re.khu-H3588 H748Isaachad been thereשָׁם֙shamH8033a long timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430looked downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259fromבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474and was surprised to seeוַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤הvai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327caressingמְצַחֵ֔ק אֵ֖תme.tza.Chek 'etH6711 H854his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259.

9Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sent forוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “So sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is reallyאַ֣ךְ הִנֵּ֤ה'akh hi.NehH389 H2009your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802!Howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349could you sayאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269’?”Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I thoughtאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I mightפֶּן־pen-H6435dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191on account of herעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.”

10“Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisזֹּ֖אתzotH2063you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?”askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40. “Oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853could easilyכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592have slept withשָׁכַ֞בsha.KhavH7901your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,and you would have broughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817upon usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

11So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40אֶת־'et-H853warnedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whoever harmsהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088manבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376or his wifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802will surely be put to deathH4191.”

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