Revised Version 1895

Genesis 26

1And there was afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besideH413thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458that was in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85. AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentH413untoAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430untoGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Goתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381notאַל־'al-H408downH3381intoH413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I shalltellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559thee of:

3sojourn in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and I will be with thee, and willblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee; for unto thee, and unto thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233, I willgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411landsהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776, and I willestablishוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sware untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

4and I willmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thyseedלְזַרְעֲךָ֔le.zar.'a.KhaH2233allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לha.'ElH411landsהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776; and in thyseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shallallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85obeyedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963, andkeptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104mychargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931, mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708, and mylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451.

6AndIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inGerarבִּגְרָֽר׃big.RarH1642:

7and themenH376of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him of hiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802; and hesaidH559,Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269: for hefearedיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372tosayH559, Mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435,saidH559he, themenH376of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725shouldkillיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026meH5921forRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259:becauseH3588sheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931was fair to lookuponH5921.

8And itcameH1961topassH1961, when he had been there alongהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117time, thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedH7200outוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259at awindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsawH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327was sporting withRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, of a suretysheהִ֔ואhi'H1931is thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802: andhowוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349saidst thou,Sheהִ֑ואhi'H1931is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidH559unto him,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588IsaidH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Idieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191forherאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213untousH5921? one of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971might lightly havelainשָׁכַ֞בsha.KhavH7901with thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802, and thou shouldest havebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltinessuponH5921usH5921.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, He that toucheth thismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376or hiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

12AndIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sowedוַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'H2232in thatlandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, andfoundוַיִּמְצָ֛אvai.yim.Tza'H4672in thesameH1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141an hundredfold: and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

13And themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376waxedgreatוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431, andgrewH1431moreH3966andmoreH3966untilעַ֥ד'adH5704hebecameH1431veryH3966greatגָדַ֖לga.DalH1431:

14and he hadpossessionsמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735offlocksצֹאן֙tzoNH6629, andpossessionsוּמִקְנֵ֣הu.mik.NehH4735ofherdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241, and agreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227householdוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657: and thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430enviedוַיְקַנְא֥וּvay.kan.'UH7065him.

15NowH3117allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thewellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650had digged in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedסִתְּמ֣וּםsi.te.MumH5640them, andfilledוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390them withearthעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

16AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, Go fromusאֶל־'el-H413; for thou artmuchמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966mightierthanמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480weכִּֽי־ki-H3588.

17AndIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327departed thence, andencampedוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in thevalleyבְּנַֽחַל־be.na.chal-H5158ofGerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there.

18AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327diggedagainוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725thewellsבְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.RotH875ofwaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had digged in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1; for thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedוַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםvay.sa.te.MumH5640themafterH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theirnamesשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034afterH310thenamesכַּשֵּׁמֹ֕תka.she.MotH8034bywhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadcalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19AndIsaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650digged in thevalleyבַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chalH5158, andfoundוַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־vai.Yim.tze.'u-H4672there awellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875of springingwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

20And the herdmen ofGerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642strove withIsaac’sיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327herdmen,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325is ours: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thewellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esekעֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekH6230;becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theycontendedוַיָּרִ֜יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378with him.

21And they diggedanotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875, and they strove for that also: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034of itSitnahשִׂטְנָֽה׃sit.NahH7856.

22And he removed from thence, and diggedanotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875; and for that they strovenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034of itRehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Fornowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathmadeH7337roomH7337forusעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921, andweכִּֽי־ki-H3588shall befruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509in thelandבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

23And hewentH5927upH5927from thence to Beer-sheba.

24And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him thesameהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408, for I am with thee, and willblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233for myservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

25And he builded analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196there, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121uponH7121thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andpitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186histentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168there: and thereIsaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650digged awellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875.

26ThenAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to him fromGerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642, andAhuzzathוַאֲחֻזַּת֙va.'a.chu.ZatH276his friend, andPhicolוּפִיכֹ֖לu.fi.KholH6369thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָאֽוֹ׃tze.va.'OH6635.

27AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Wherefore are yecomeבָּאתֶ֣םba.TemH935untomeH413, seeing yehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130meH413, and havesentH7971meH413awayוַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִיva.te.sha.le.Chu.niH7971fromyouוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859?

28And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH3588sawרָא֣וֹra.'OH7200plainlyרָאִינוּ֮ra.'i.NuH7200that theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with thee: andweH3588saidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559,LetH4994therenowH4994be anoathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423betwixtusH4994,evenH3588betwixtusH4994and thee, andletH4994usH4994makeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with thee;

29that thou wiltdoתַּעֲשֵׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213usH7971noH3808hurtH5060, asweכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834havenotH3808touchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060thee, and asweוְכַאֲשֶׁ֨רve.kha.'a.SherH834havedoneעָשִׂ֤ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213unto theenothingH3808butgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, and havesentH7971theeawayוַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖va.ne.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965: thou artnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258theblessedבְּר֥וּךְbe.RukhH1288of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30And hemadeH6213them afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960, and theydidH6213eatוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

31And theyroseH7925upH7925betimes in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and sware one toanotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251: andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sentH7971themawayH7971, and they departed from him inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32And itcameH935topassH935thesameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatIsaac’sיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameH935, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him concerning thewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875whichH834they had digged, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,WeH834havefoundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

33And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itShibahשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7656: therefore thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892is Beer-sheba unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34And whenEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121hetookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947towifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802Judithיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3067thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBeeriבְּאֵרִ֖יbe.'e.RiH882theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850, andBasemathבָּ֣שְׂמַ֔תba.se.MatH1315thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofElonאֵילֹ֖ן'ei.LonH356theHittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850:

35and they were a grief ofmindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307untoIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327and toRebekahוּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ סu.le.riv.KahH7259.

Commentaries on Genesis 26

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