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Genesis 26:12-24

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.

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