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Genesis 26:26-33

26ThenAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40cameהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to him from Gerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642with his adviserמֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828Ahuzzathוַאֲחֻזַּת֙va.'a.chu.ZatH276,and 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 have seenרָא֣וֹra.'OH7200plainlyרָאִינוּ֮ra.'i.NuH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068has beenH1961with you; so we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559, ‘An oathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423must nowנָ֥אna'H4994be taken by us,’ that is,by you and us. So let us makeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with you,

29that you will doתַּעֲשֵׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213us noאִם־'im-H518harmH7463,justH3512asH3512we have not touchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060youand have doneעָשִׂ֤ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213to you nothingH7534butH7534goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and 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 gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925andexchangedH7650oathsוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650;then Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sentH7971them awayH7971,and they leftוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980him in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32Now it cameH1961aboutH1961on the sameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that Isaac’sיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameH935inH935and 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'H7121itShibahשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7656;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isBeershebaH884to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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