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Genesis 21:22-34

22And it came to pass at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andPhicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chiefcaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430is with thee in all that thoudoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213:

23Now thereforeswearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to mehereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008byGodבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that thou wilt not dealfalselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266with me, nor with mysonוּלְנִינִ֖יu.le.ni.NiH5209, nor with my son’ssonוּלְנֶכְדִּ֑יu.le.nekh.DiH5220: but according to thekindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617that I havedoneעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee, thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213to me, and to thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776in which thou hastsojournedגַּ֥רְתָּהGar.tahH1481.

24AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willswearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40becauseאֹדוֹת֙'o.dotH182of awellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, whichAbimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had violently takenawayגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not who hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherH3808didst thoutellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me,neitherH3808yet have Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085of it,butבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them toAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40; and both ofthemשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiv.SotH3535of theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629by themselves.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,WhatH2008mean thesesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535which thou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324by themselves?

30And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947from myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatבַּעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668they may be awitnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713to me, that I havedugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658thiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Therefore hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725BeershebaH884; because there theysworeנִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'UH7650both ofthemשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.

32Thus theymadeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285atBeershebaH884: thenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andPhicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chiefcaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635, and theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725into thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33And Abrahamplantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agroveאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815inBeershebaH884, andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121there on thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedוַיָּ֧גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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