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Genesis 26:22-33

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.

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