New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 26:14-22

14forhe hadוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961possessionsH4735of flocksצֹאן֙tzoNH6629and herdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241and a greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657,so that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430enviedוַיְקַנְא֥וּvay.kan.'UH7065him.

15Nowallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the wellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650had dugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430stoppedסִתְּמ֣וּםsi.te.MumH5640upby fillingוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390them with earthעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

16Then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980away from us, for you aretooמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966powerfulעָצַֽמְתָּ־'a.tzam.ta-H6105for us.”

17And Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327departedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033and campedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the valleyבְּנַֽחַל־be.na.chal-H5158of Gerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642, andsettledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

18Then Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327dugוַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀vai.yach.PorH2658againוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725the wellsבְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.RotH875of waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had been dugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85,for the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430had stoppedוַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםvay.sa.te.MumH5640them up afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85; and hegaveוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them the sameשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034namesכַּשֵּׁמֹ֕תka.she.MotH8034whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadgivenקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19But when Isaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650dugוַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chalH5158and foundוַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־vai.Yim.tze.'u-H4672thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033a wellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875offlowingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,

20the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Gerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642quarreledוַיָּרִ֜יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378with the herdsmenרֹעֵ֥יro.'EiH7462of Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “The waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325is ours!” So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵֽׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034the wellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esekעֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekH6230,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they contendedהִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּhit.'a.se.KuH6229with him.

21Then they dugוַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙vai.yach.pe.RuH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875,and they quarreledוַיָּרִ֖יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378overעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it tooגַּם־gam-H1571,so he namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּvai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034itSitnahשִׂטְנָֽה׃sit.NahH7856.

22He movedH6275awayH6275from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033and dugוַיַּחְפֹּר֙vai.yach.PorH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875,and they did not quarrelרָב֖וּra.VuH7378overעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it; so he namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙vai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034itRehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344,for he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “At lastכִּֽי־ עַתָּ֞הki- 'a.TahH3588 H6258the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has madeH7337roomH7337for us, and we will befruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509in the landבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.”

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