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Genesis 26:19-25

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.”

25So Isaac builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and he pitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033. Hisיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650also dugוַיִּכְרוּ־vai.yikh.ru-H3738a wellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033.

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