Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 26

1And there was a famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besideמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH905the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458that was in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85.And Isaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentH3212unto Abimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430unto Gerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go not downתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776which I shall tellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559thee of:

3Sojournגּ֚וּרgurH1481in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and I will be with thee, and will blessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233,I will giveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414all theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411countriesהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776,and I will performוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thy fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

4And I will makeH7235thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233to multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thy seedלְזַרְעֲךָ֔le.zar.'a.KhaH2233all theseהָאֵ֑לha.'ElH411countriesהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776;and in thy seedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shall all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776be blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5Becauseעֵ֕קֶב'E.kevH6118that Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85obeyedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963,and keptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931,my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708,and my lawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6And Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Gerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642:

7And the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592himof his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802;and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, She ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269:for he fearedיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, She ismy wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802; lest, said he,the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725should killיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026me for Rebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259; because she wasfairטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to look uponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

8And it came to pass, when he had been there a longאָֽרְכוּ־'a.re.khu-H748timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430looked outוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259atבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157a windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, behold, Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wassportingמְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.ChekH6711with Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Behold, of a suretyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389she isthy wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802:and how saidstאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559thou, She ismy sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269?And Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Because I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Lest I dieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191for her.

10And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What isthis thou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto us? oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971might lightlyכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592have lienשָׁכַ֞בsha.KhavH7901with thy wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802,and thou shouldest have broughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltinessאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817upon us.

11And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680all hispeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,He that touchethהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060this manבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376or his wifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

12Then Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sowedוַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'H2232in that landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and receivedוַיִּמְצָ֛אvai.yim.Tza'H4672in the same yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141an hundredfoldמֵאָ֣ה שְׁעָרִ֑יםme.'Ah she.'a.RimH8180 H3967:And Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

13And the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376waxed greatH1431,and wentH3212forwardH1980,and grewוְגָדֵ֔לve.ga.DelH1432until he becameH1431veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatH1431:

14For he had possessionמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735of flocksצֹאן֙tzoNH6629,and possessionוּמִקְנֵ֣הu.mik.NehH4735of herdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241,and great storeרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227of servantsוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657:and the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430enviedוַיְקַנְא֥וּvay.kan.'UH7065him.

15For all the wellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875which his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650had diggedחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430had stoppedסִתְּמ֣וּםsi.te.MumH5640them, and filledוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390them with earthעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

16And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,GoH3212from us; for thou art muchמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966mightierעָצַֽמְתָּ־'a.tzam.ta-H6105than we.

17And Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327departedH3212thence, and pitched his tentוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the valleyבְּנַֽחַל־be.na.chal-H5158of Gerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642,and dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereH8033.

18And Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327diggedוַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀vai.yach.PorH2658againוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725the wellsבְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.RotH875of waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,which they had diggedחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1;for the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430had stoppedוַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםvay.sa.te.MumH5640them afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121their namesשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034after the namesכַּשֵּׁמֹ֕תka.she.MotH8034by whichH834his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had calledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19And Isaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650diggedוַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chalH5158,and foundוַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־vai.Yim.tze.'u-H4672there a wellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875of springingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

20And the herdmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Gerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642did striveוַיָּרִ֜יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378with Isaac’sיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327herdmenרֹעֵ֥יro.'EiH7462,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,The waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325isours: and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of the wellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esekעֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekH6230;because they stroveהִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּhit.'a.se.KuH6229with him.

21And they diggedוַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙vai.yach.pe.RuH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875,and stroveוַיָּרִ֖יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378for that also: and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the name of itשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Sitnahשִׂטְנָֽה׃sit.NahH7856.

22And he removedוַיַּעְתֵּ֣קvai.ya'.TekH6275from thence, and diggedוַיַּחְפֹּר֙vai.yach.PorH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875;and for that they stroveרָב֖וּra.VuH7378not: and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the name of itשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034Rehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,For nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath made roomהִרְחִ֧יבhir.ChivH7337for us, and we shall be fruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509in the landבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

23And he went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from thence to Beer–shebaH884.

24And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him the same nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not, for I amwithאִתְּךָ֣'i.te.KhaH854thee, and will blessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee, and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233for my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85sake.

25And he buildedוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196there, and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and pitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168there: and there Isaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650diggedוַיִּכְרוּ־vai.yikh.ru-H3738a wellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875.

26Then Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to him from Gerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642,and Ahuzzathוַאֲחֻזַּת֙va.'a.chu.ZatH276one of his friendsמֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,and Phicholוּפִיכֹ֖לu.fi.KholH6369the chief captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָאֽוֹ׃tze.va.'OH6635.

27And Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Whereforeמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069comeבָּאתֶ֣םba.TemH935ye to me, seeing ye hateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me, and have sent me awayוַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִיva.te.sha.le.Chu.niH7971from you?

28And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We sawרָא֣וֹra.'OH7200certainlyרָאִינוּ֮ra.'i.NuH7200that Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with thee: and we saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559,Let there be now an oathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423betwixtH996us, evenbetwixtH996us and thee, and let us makeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with thee;

29That thou wilt doתַּעֲשֵׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213us no hurtרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451,as we have not touchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060thee, and as we have doneעָשִׂ֤ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213unto thee nothing butרַק־rak-H7535goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and have sent thee awayוַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖va.ne.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965: thou artnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258the blessedבְּר֥וּךְbe.RukhH1288of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30And he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213them a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960,and they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

31And they rose up betimesוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and swareוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251:and Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sent them awayוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֣םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they departedH3212from him in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32And it came to pass the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that Isaac’sיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him concerningאֹד֥וֹת'o.DotH182the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875which they had diggedחָפָ֑רוּcha.Fa.ruH2658,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, We have foundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

33And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121it Shebahשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7656:therefore the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isBeer–shebaH884unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34And Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947to wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802Judithיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3067the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Beeriבְּאֵרִ֖יbe.'e.RiH882the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850,and Bashemathבָּ֣שְׂמַ֔תba.se.MatH1315the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Elonאֵילֹ֖ן'ei.LonH356the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850:

35Which were a griefמֹ֣רַתMo.ratH4786of mindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307unto Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327and to Rebekahוּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ סu.le.riv.KahH7259.

Commentaries on Genesis 26