Revised Version 1895

Genesis 26:12-24

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.

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