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Genesis 26:19-25

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.

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