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Genesis 26:26-33

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.

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