New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 26:22-33

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.

26ThenAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to him from Gerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642with his adviserמֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828Ahuzzathוַאֲחֻזַּת֙va.'a.chu.ZatH276and Phicolוּפִיכֹ֖לu.fi.KholH6369the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָאֽוֹ׃tze.va.'OH6635.

27Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you comeבָּאתֶ֣םba.TemH935to me, since you hateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me and have sentH7971me awayוַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִיva.te.sha.le.Chu.niH7971from you?”

28They saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We seeרָא֣וֹra.'OH7200plainlyרָאִינוּ֮ra.'i.NuH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068has beenH1961with you; so we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘Let there nowנָ֥אna'H4994be an oathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423betweenH996us, evenbetweenH996you and us, and let us makeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with you,

29that you will doתַּעֲשֵׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213us noאִם־'im-H518harmH7463,justH3512as we have not touchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060youand have doneעָשִׂ֤ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213to you nothingH7534but goodט֔וֹבTovH2896and have sentH7971you awayוַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖va.ne.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.You are nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258theblessedבְּר֥וּךְbe.RukhH1288of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

30Thenhe madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213them a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,and they ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

31In the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242they aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925andexchangedH7650oathsוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650;then Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sentH7971them awayH7971and they departedוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980from him in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32Now it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about on the sameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that Isaac’sיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935in and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him aboutעַל־ אֹד֥וֹת'al- 'o.DotH5921 H182the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had dugחָפָ֑רוּcha.Fa.ruH2658,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “We have foundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.”

33So he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121it Shibahשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7656;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isBeershebaH884to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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