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Genesis 26

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidestheformerהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458whichhadbeenH1961inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85.AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wenttoAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,toGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200tohimandsaidH559,Goתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381notdownH3381toEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714:dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776thatIshalltelltheeof.

3SojourninthislandH776;andIwillbeוְאֶֽהְיֶ֥הve.'eh.YehH1961withtheeandblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee;forunto thee,andunto thyseedH2233,Iwillgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414allthesecountries;andIwillperformtheoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichIsworeH7650untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

4AndIwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andunto thyseedH2233willIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414allthesecountries;andinthyseedH2233shallallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthH776blessוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288themselves —

5becausethatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hearkenedtomyvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,andkeptH8104mychargeH4931,mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,mystatutesH2708,andmylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6AndIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642.

7AndthemenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592abouthiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802.AndhesaidH559,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269;forhefearedH3372tosayH559,mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, [sayingH559tohimself,]Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435themenH376oftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725slayH2026meonaccountofRebecca —becauseshewasfairincountenance.

8AnditcametopasswhenhehadbeenH1961theresometime,thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedH7200outofthewindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,andsawH7200,andbehold,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wasH1961dallyingwithRebeccahiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9ThenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledH7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andsaidH559,Behold,sheiscertainlythywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802;andhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349saidst thou,Sheismysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559tohim,BecauseIsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191onaccountofher.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Whatisthisthou hastdonetous?Butalittleכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592andoneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mighthavelainH7901withthywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,andthou wouldesthavebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935atrespassonus.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hethattouchesהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060thismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376orhiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191beputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

12AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sowedוַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'H2232inthatlandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andreceivedinthesameyearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141ahundredfold;andJehovahblessedH1288him.

13Andthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376becameH1431greatוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,andhebecameH1431continuallygreaterגָדַ֖לga.DalH1431,untilhewasveryH3966greatH1431.

14Andhehadpossessionsofflocksצֹאן֙tzoNH6629,andpossessionsofherdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241,andagreatH7227numberofservants;andthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430enviedhim.

15Andallthewellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875thathisfather'sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650haddugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658inthedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherH1,thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430stoppedH5640themandfilledוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390themwithearthעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

16AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559toIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, Gofromus;forthou art becomemuchmightierthanwe.

17AndIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327departed thence,andpitchedhiscampH2583inthevalleyofGerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there.

18AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327dugוַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀vai.yach.PorH2658againthewellsבְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.RotH875ofwaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thattheyhaddugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658inthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1,andthatthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedH5640afterthedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theirnamesH8034afterthenamesH8034bywhichhisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadcalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19AndIsaac'sservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650duginthevalley,andfoundH4672thereawellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875ofspringingwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

20ButtheshepherdsofGerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642strovewithIsaac'sshepherds,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325isours.Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthewellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esek,becausetheyhadquarrelledwithhim.

21Andtheyduganotherwellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875,andtheystroveforthatalsoגַּם־gam-H1571;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034ofitSitnah.

22Andheremoved thenceanddugוַיַּחְפֹּר֙vai.yach.PorH2658anotherwellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875;andtheydidnotstriveforthat.Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034ofitRehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344,andsaidH559,Fornowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258JehovahhasmadeH7337roomforus,andweshallbefruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509inthelandבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

23AndhewentH5927upthencetoBeer-sheba.

24AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200tohimthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.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.

25AndhebuiltH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196there,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121uponthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.Andhepitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186histentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168there;andthereIsaac'sservantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650dugH3738awellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875.

26AndAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,andAhuzzathhisfriend,andPhicholthecaptainofhishostH6635,wentH1980tohimfromGerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642.

27AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559tothem,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069areyecomeבָּאתֶ֣םba.TemH935tome, seeing yehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me,andhavedrivenmeawayוַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִיva.te.sha.le.Chu.niH7971fromyou?

28AndtheysaidH559,WesawH7200certainlythatJehovahiswiththee;andwesaidH559,LettherebeH1961thenanoathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423betweenus—betweenusandthee,andletusmakeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withthee,

29thatthou wiltdousnowrong,aswehavenottouchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060thee,andaswehavedonetotheenothingbutgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,andhavelettheegoH7971inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965; thou artnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258blessedH1288ofJehovah.

30AndhemadeH6213themafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,andtheyateH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

31AndtheyroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andsworeוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650oneH376toanother;andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sentH7971themawayH7971,andtheydepartedfromhiminpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32AnditcameH935topassthesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatIsaac'sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameH935,andtoldH5046himconcerningthewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875thattheyhaddugחָפָ֑רוּcha.Fa.ruH2658,andsaidH559tohim,WehavefoundH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

33Andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itShebah;thereforeH3651thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isBeer-shebatothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34AndEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wasH1961fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141old,whenhetookH3947aswivesאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802Judiththedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBeeriבְּאֵרִ֖יbe.'e.RiH882theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850,andBasmaththedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofElonאֵילֹ֖ן'ei.LonH356theHittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850.

35AndtheywereH1961agriefofmindtoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327andtoRebecca.

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