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Genesis 21:22-34

22And it came to pass at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and Phicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chief captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of his hostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430iswith thee in all that thou doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213:

23Now therefore swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650unto me hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008by Godבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that thou wilt not deal falselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266with me, nor with my sonוּלְנִינִ֖יu.le.ni.NiH5209,nor with my son’s sonוּלְנֶכְדִּ֑יu.le.nekh.DiH5220: butaccording to the kindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617that I have doneעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee, thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213unto me, and to the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wherein thou hast sojournedגַּ֥רְתָּהGar.tahH1481.

24And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will swearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40becauseאֹדוֹת֙'o.dotH182of a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,which Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had violently taken awayגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497.

26And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I wotיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not who hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherH3808didst thou tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me, neitherH3808yet heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085I of it,butבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them unto Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;and both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiv.SotH3535of the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629by themselves.

29And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,WhatH2008meanthese sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535which thou hast setהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324by themselves?

30And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535shalt thou takeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947of my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatבַּעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668they may be a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto me, that I have diggedחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658this wellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Wherefore he calledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121that placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer–shebaH884;because there they swareנִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'UH7650both of themשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.

32Thus they madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285at Beer–shebaH884:then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and Phicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chief captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of his hostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635,and they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33And Abrahamplantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a groveאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815in Beer–shebaH884,and calledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121there on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedוַיָּ֧גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in the Philistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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