Revised Version 1895

Genesis 26:19-25

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.

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