New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 21:22-34

22Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and Phicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635,spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430is with you in allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that you doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213;

23nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008by Godבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that you will not dealתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266falselyH8266with me or with my offspringוּלְנִינִ֖יu.le.ni.NiH5209or with my posterityוּלְנֶכְדִּ֑יu.le.nekh.DiH5220,but according to the kindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617that I have shownעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to you, you shall showתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213to me and to the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776in whichH834you have sojournedגַּ֥רְתָּהGar.tahH1481.”

24Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I swearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650it.”

25But Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85complainedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40becauseעַל־ אֹדוֹת֙'al- 'o.dotH5921 H182of the wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Abimelechאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40had seizedגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497.

26And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I do not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whoמִ֥יmiH4310has doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;you did not tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me, norH571 H3808did I hearשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085of ituntilבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

27Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40, andthe twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651eweH3535lambsH3535of the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629by themselvesלְבַדְּהֶֽן׃le.va.de.HenH905.

29Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100do theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651eweH3535lambsH3535mean, whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have setהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324by themselvesלְבַדָּֽנָה׃le.va.Da.nahH905?”

30He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall takeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947these sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651eweH3535lambsH3535from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027soבַּעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668that it may be awitnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713to me, that I dugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658thisH2088wellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.”

31Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651he calledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121that placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725BeershebaH884,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them tookH7650an oathנִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'UH7650.

32So they madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285at BeershebaH884;and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and Phicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635,aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33Abrahamplantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a tamariskאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815treeH815at BeershebaH884,and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033he calledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theEverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedוַיָּ֧גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430for manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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