Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 26

1And there was afamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,besidesמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH905thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223famineהָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'AvH7458that was in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85. AndIsaacיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327wentH3212toAbimelechאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430toGerarגְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rahH1642.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Go notdownתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;dwellשְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhonH7931in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776which I shalltellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559thee of:

3Sojournגּ֚וּרgurH1481in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and I will be with thee, and willblessוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּva.'a.va.re.Khe.kaH1288thee; for to thee, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233, I willgiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414alltheseהָאֵ֔לha.'ElH411countriesהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תha.'a.ra.TzotH776, and I willperformוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙va.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הha.she.vu.'AhH7621which Isworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1;

4And I willmakeH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233tomultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יve.hir.bei.TiH7235as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to thyseedלְזַרְעֲךָ֔le.zar.'a.KhaH2233alltheseהָאֵ֑לha.'ElH411countriesהָאֲרָצֹ֖תha.'a.ra.TzotH776; and in thyseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shall all thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;

5Becauseעֵ֕קֶב'E.kevH6118thatAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'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 themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592him of hiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹle.'ish.ToH802; and hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, She is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269: for hefearedיָרֵא֙ya.Re'H3372tosayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, She is mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802; lest, said he, themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725shouldkillיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיya.har.Gu.niH2026me forRebekahרִבְקָ֔הriv.KahH7259; because she wasfairטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to lookuponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

8And it came to pass, when he had been there alongאָֽרְכוּ־'a.re.khu-H748timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhH40kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430lookedoutוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.KefH8259atבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157awindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold,Isaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327wassportingמְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.ChekH6711withRebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

9AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Isaacלְיִצְחָ֗קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Behold,surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389she is thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֙'ish.te.KhaH802: and howsaidstאָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559thou, She is mysisterאֲחֹ֣תִי'a.Cho.tiH269? AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Because Isaidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, Lest I shoulddieאָמ֖וּת'a.MutH4191on her account.

10AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is this thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?oneאַחַ֤ד'a.ChadH259of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971mightlightlyכִּ֠מְעַטKim.'atH4592havelainשָׁכַ֞בsha.KhavH7901with thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802, and thou wouldest havebroughtוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935guiltinessאָשָֽׁם׃'a.ShamH817upon us.

11AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680all hispeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, He thattouchethהַנֹּגֵ֜עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060thismanבָּאִ֥ישׁba.'IshH376or hiswifeוּבְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹu.ve.'ish.ToH802shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

12ThenIsaacיִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakH3327sowedוַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'H2232in thatlandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, andreceivedוַיִּמְצָ֛אvai.yim.Tza'H4672in the sameyearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141anhundredfoldמֵאָ֣ה שְׁעָרִ֑יםme.'Ah she.'a.RimH3967 H8180: and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

13And themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376becamegreatוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431, andcontinuedH3212 H1980, andgrewוְגָדֵ֔לve.ga.DelH1432until hebecameH1431veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָדַ֖לga.DalH1431:

14For he hadpossessionמִקְנֵה־mik.neh-H4735offlocksצֹאן֙tzoNH6629, andpossessionוּמִקְנֵ֣הu.mik.NehH4735ofherdsבָקָ֔רva.KarH1241, and verymanyרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227servantsוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.DahH5657: and thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430enviedוַיְקַנְא֥וּvay.kan.'UH7065him.

15For all thewellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗תha.be.'e.RotH875which hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650haddugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedסִתְּמ֣וּםsi.te.MumH5640them, andfilledוַיְמַלְא֖וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390them withearthעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

16AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,GoH3212from us; for thou artmuchמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966mightierעָצַֽמְתָּ־'a.tzam.ta-H6105than we.

17AndIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327departedH3212from there, and pitched histentוַיִּ֥חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in thevalleyבְּנַֽחַל־be.na.chal-H5158ofGerarגְּרָ֖רge.RarH1642, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereH8033.

18AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327dugוַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀vai.yach.PorH2658againוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725thewellsבְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.RotH875ofwaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, which they haddugחָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.RuH2658in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1; for thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadstoppedוַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםvay.sa.te.MumH5640themafterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theirnamesשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034after thenamesכַּשֵּׁמֹ֕תka.she.MotH8034bywhichH834hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadcalledקָרָ֥אka.Ra'H7121them.

19AndIsaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650dugוַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvai.yach.pe.RuH2658in thevalleyבַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chalH5158, andfoundוַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־vai.Yim.tze.'u-H4672there awellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875ofspringingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

20And theherdmenרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462ofGerarגְרָ֗רge.RarH1642contendedוַיָּרִ֜יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378withIsaac’sיִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakH3327herdmenרֹעֵ֥יro.'EiH7462,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325is ours: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thewellהַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'ErH875Esekעֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekH6230; because theystroveהִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּhit.'a.se.KuH6229with him.

21And theydugוַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙vai.yach.pe.RuH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875, andcontendedוַיָּרִ֖יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuH7378for that also: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the name ofitשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Sitnahשִׂטְנָֽה׃sit.NahH7856.

22And hedepartedוַיַּעְתֵּ֣קvai.ya'.TekH6275from there, anddugוַיַּחְפֹּר֙vai.yach.PorH2658anotherאַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retH312wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875; and for that they did notcontendרָב֖וּra.VuH7378: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the name ofitשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034Rehobothרְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotH7344; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Fornowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath maderoomהִרְחִ֧יבhir.ChivH7337for us, and we shall befruitfulוּפָרִ֥ינוּu.fa.Ri.nuH6509in thelandבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

23And he wentupוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from there toBeershebaH884.

24And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him the samenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am theGodאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1:fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not, for I amwithאִתְּךָ֣'i.te.KhaH854thee, and willblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.khaH1288thee, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233for myservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85sake.

25And hebuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achH4196there, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121upon thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andpitchedוַיֶּט־vai.yet-H5186histentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168there: and thereIsaac’sיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵי־'av.dei-H5650dugוַיִּכְרוּ־vai.yikh.ru-H3738awellבְּאֵֽר׃be.'ErH875.

26ThenAbimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to him fromGerarמִגְּרָ֑רmi.ge.RarH1642, andAhuzzathוַאֲחֻזַּת֙va.'a.chu.ZatH276one of hisfriendsמֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828, andPhicholוּפִיכֹ֖לu.fi.KholH6369the chiefcaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hisarmyצְבָאֽוֹ׃tze.va.'OH6635.

27AndIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069comeבָּאתֶ֣םba.TemH935ye to me, seeing yehateשְׂנֵאתֶ֣םse.ne.TemH8130me, and have sent meawayוַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִיva.te.sha.le.Chu.niH7971from you?

28And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Wesawרָא֣וֹra.'OH7200certainlyרָאִינוּ֮ra.'i.NuH7200that theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068was with thee: and wesaidוַנֹּ֗אמֶרva.No.merH559, Let there be now anoathאָלָ֛ה'a.LahH423betweenH996us, evenbetweenH996us and thee, and let usmakeוְנִכְרְתָ֥הve.nikh.re.TahH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with thee;

29That thou wiltdoתַּעֲשֵׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213us noharmרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451, as we have nottouchedנְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָne.ga.'a.Nu.khaH5060thee, and as we havedoneעָשִׂ֤ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213to thee nothingbutרַק־rak-H7535goodט֔וֹבTovH2896, and have sent theeawayוַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖va.ne.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965: thou artnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258theblessedבְּר֥וּךְbe.RukhH1288of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

30And hemadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213them afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960, and theyateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

31And they roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, andsworeוַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּvai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherלְאָחִ֑יוle.'a.ChivH251: andIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327sent themawayוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֣םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971, and theydepartedH3212from him inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

32And it came to pass the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatIsaac’sיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046himconcerningאֹד֥וֹת'o.DotH182thewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875which they haddugחָפָ֑רוּcha.Fa.ruH2658, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, We havefoundמָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

33And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itShebahשִׁבְעָ֑הshiv.'AhH7656: therefore thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892isBeershebaH884to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34AndEsauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hetookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947for awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802Judithיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3067thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBeeriבְּאֵרִ֖יbe.'e.RiH882theHittiteהַֽחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850, andBashemathבָּ֣שְׂמַ֔תba.se.MatH1315thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofElonאֵילֹ֖ן'ei.LonH356theHittiteהַֽחִתִּֽי׃Ha.chi.TiH2850:

35Who were agriefמֹ֣רַתMo.ratH4786ofmindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327andRebekahוּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ סu.le.riv.KahH7259.

Commentaries on Genesis 26

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