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Genesis 26:12-24

12Now Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sowed seedוַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'H2232in theהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and that veryהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141he reapedוַיִּמְצָ֛אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a hundredfoldמֵאָ֣ה שְׁעָרִ֑יםme.'Ah she.'a.RimH3967 H8180.And the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessed himוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288,

13andהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376hebecame richer and richerוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980הָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,untilעַ֥ד כִּֽי־ גָדַ֖ל'ad ki- ga.DalH5704 H3588 H1431he was exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wealthyוְגָדֵ֔לve.ga.DelH1432.

14He owned so manyוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961flocksמִקְנֵה־ צֹאן֙mik.neh- tzoNH4735 H6629and herdsוּמִקְנֵ֣ה בָקָ֔רu.mik.Neh va.KarH4735 H1241andרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227servantsוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430envied himוַיְקַנְא֥וּvay.kan.'UH7065אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

15So the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390dirtעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083and stopped upסִתְּמ֣וּםsi.te.MumH5640allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the wellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650had dugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85.

16Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, “Depart fromלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980usמֵֽעִמָּ֔נוּme.'i.Ma.nuH5973,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you are muchמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966too powerfulעָצַֽמְתָּ־'a.tzam.ta-H6105for usמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.”

17So Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327leftוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980that placeמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033and encampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the Valleyבְּנַֽחַל־be.na.chal-H5158of Gerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642and settledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

18Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327reopenedוַיָּ֨שָׁב וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀vai.Ya.shov vai.yach.PorH7725 H2658אֶת־'et-H853the wellsבְּאֵרֹ֣ת הַמַּ֗יִםbe.'e.Rot ha.Ma.yimH875 H4325thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had been dugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85,which the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430had stopped upוַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםvay.sa.te.MumH5640afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85diedמ֣וֹתMotH4194.And he gaveוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121these wellsthe same namesH8034אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had givenקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19Then Isaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650dugוַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chalH5158and foundוַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־vai.Yim.tze.'u-H4672a wellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875of freshחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033.

20But the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Gerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642quarreledוַיָּרִ֜יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378withעִם־'im-H5973Isaac’sיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327herdsmenרֹעֵ֥יro.'EiH7462and saidלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “The water is oursהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325!”So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034the wellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esekעֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekH6230,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they contendedהִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּhit.'a.se.KuH6229with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

21Then they dugוַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙vai.yach.pe.RuH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875and quarreledוַיָּרִ֖יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378overעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921that one alsoגַּם־gam-H1571;so he namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Sitnahשִׂטְנָֽה׃sit.NahH7856.

22He moved onוַיַּעְתֵּ֣קvai.ya'.TekH6275from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033and dugוַיַּחְפֹּר֙ בְּאֵ֣רvai.yach.Por be.'ErH2658 H875anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312well,and they did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808quarrelרָב֖וּra.VuH7378over itעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.He namedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034Rehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “At lastכִּֽי־ עַתָּ֞הki- 'a.TahH3588 H6258the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has made roomהִרְחִ֧יבhir.ChivH7337for us,and we will be fruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509in the landבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.”

23From thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033בְּאֵ֥רbe.'ErH884Isaacwent upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to Beershebaשָֽׁבַע׃Sha.va'H884,

24and thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to himאֵלָ֤יו'e.LavH413and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֕י'a.no.KhiH595am the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595am with youאִתְּךָ֣'i.te.KhaH854.I will blessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288you and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235אֶֽת־'et-H853your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85.”

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