New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 26:1-11

1Now there wasa famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidesמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH4480 H905the previousהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458that had occurredH1961in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85.So Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Gerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642, toAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430.

2The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do not goתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381downH3381to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;stayשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776of whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I shall tellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559you.

3Sojournגּ֚וּרgurH1481in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776and I will be with you andblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288you, for to you and to yourdescendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411landsהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776,and I will establishוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to your fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85.

4I will multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414yourdescendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֔le.zar.'a.KhaH2233allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לha.'ElH411landsהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776; and by yourdescendantsבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall be blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5becauseעֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־'E.kev 'a.Sher-H6118 H834Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85obeyedשָׁמַ֥ע בְּקֹלִ֑יsha.Ma' be.ko.LiH8085 H6963Me and keptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104My chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931,My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708and My lawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.”

6So Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Gerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642.

7When the menH376of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592about his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269,” for he wasafraidיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,” thinking, “the menH376of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725might killיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026me on accountעַל־'al-H5921of Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259, for she isbeautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896.”

8It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about, whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he had been thereשָׁם֙shamH8033a longאָֽרְכוּ־'a.re.khu-H748timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259out throughבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157a windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327was caressingמְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.ChekH6711his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259.

9Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,certainlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389she is your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802!Howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349then did you sayאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘She is my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269’?”And Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I mightפֶּן־pen-H6435dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191on accountעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921of her.’”

10Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisH2088you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us? Oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971might easilyכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592have lainשָׁכַ֞בsha.KhavH7901with your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,and you would have broughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817upon us.”

11So Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “He whotouchesהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088manבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376or his wifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.”

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