New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 26:19-25

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.”

23Then he wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033toBeershebaH884.

24The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him the sameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85;Do not fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372, for I am with you. Iwill blessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288you, and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233,For the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85.”

25So he builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and pitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;and thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033Isaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650dugוַיִּכְרוּ־vai.yikh.ru-H3738a wellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875.

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