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Genesis 26:22-33

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.

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