Genesis 26
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- 1And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
- וַיְהִ֤י
- רָעָב֙
- רָעָב֙ra.'Ava famineH7458
- בָּאָ֔רֶץ
- מִלְּבַד֙
- הָרָעָ֣ב
- הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הָיָ֖ה
- הָיָ֖הha.Yahit wasH1961
- בִּימֵ֣י
- אַבְרָהָ֑ם
- אַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
- יִצְחָ֛ק
- יִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ
- אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH0040G
- מֶֽלֶךְ־
- מֶֽלֶךְMe.lekh-[the] king ofH4428G
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- גְּרָֽרָה׃
- 2And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.
- 3Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father.
- גּ֚וּר
- גּ֚וּרgursojournH1481A
- בָּאָ֣רֶץ
- הַזֹּ֔את
- וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה
- עִמְּךָ֖
- וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- לְךָ֣
- וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗
- אֶתֵּן֙
- אֶתֵּן֙'e.TenI will giveH5414G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָֽאֲרָצֹ֣ת
- הָאֵ֔ל
- וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי
- נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiI sworeH7650
- לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם
- אָבִֽיךָ׃
- גּ֚וּר
- 4And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and unto thy seed will I give all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves --
- 5because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
- 6And Isaac dwelt at Gerar.
- 7And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, [supplied: saying to himself,] Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca -- because she was fair in countenance.
- וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men ofH0582
- הַמָּקוֹם֙
- לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
- אֲחֹ֣תִי
- הִ֑וא
- הִ֑ואhi'sheH1931
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- יָרֵא֙
- יָרֵא֙ya.Re'he was afraidH3372G
- לֵאמֹ֣ר
- אִשְׁתִּ֔י
- פֶּן־
- פֶּןpen-lestH6435
- יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י
- אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men ofH0582
- הַמָּקוֹם֙
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רִבְקָ֔ה
- רִבְקָ֔הriv.KahRebekahH7259
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- טוֹבַ֥ת
- טוֹבַ֥תto.Vat[was] good ofH2896A
- מַרְאֶ֖ה
- מַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhappearanceH4758
- הִֽיא׃
- הִֽיאHi'sheH1931
- 8And it came to pass when he had been there some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife.
- וַיְהִ֗י
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588A
- אָֽרְכוּ־
- אָֽרְכוּ'a.re.khu-they had become longH0748
- ל֥וֹ
- שָׁם֙
- שָׁם֙shamthereH8033G
- הַיָּמִ֔ים
- וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף
- אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙
- אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH0040G
- מֶ֣לֶךְ
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428G
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- בְּעַ֖ד
- בְּעַ֖דbe.'AdthroughH1157
- הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן
- וַיַּ֗רְא
- וְהִנֵּ֤ה
- יִצְחָק֙
- יִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- מְצַחֵ֔ק
- מְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.Chek[was] playingH6711
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'etwithH0854
- רִבְקָ֥ה
- רִבְקָ֥הriv.KahRebekahH7259
- אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
- 9Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her.
- וַיִּקְרָ֨א
- אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
- אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH0040G
- לְיִצְחָ֗ק
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- אַ֣ךְ
- אַ֣ךְ'akhsurelyH0389
- הִנֵּ֤ה
- הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- אִשְׁתְּךָ֙
- הִ֔וא
- הִ֔ואhi'sheH1931
- וְאֵ֥יךְ
- אָמַ֖רְתָּ
- אָמַ֖רְתָּ'a.Mar.tadid you sayH0559
- אֲחֹ֣תִי
- הִ֑וא
- הִ֑ואhi'sheH1931
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- אֵלָיו֙
- יִצְחָ֔ק
- יִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- אָמַ֔רְתִּי
- אָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI thoughtH0559
- פֶּן־
- פֶּןpen-lestH6435
- אָמ֖וּת
- אָמ֖וּת'a.MutI should dieH4191
- עָלֶֽיהָ׃
- 10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
- אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelechH0040G
- מַה־
- מַהmah-what?H4100
- זֹּ֖את
- זֹּ֖אתzotthisH2063
- עָשִׂ֣יתָ
- עָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.tahave you doneH6213A
- לָּ֑נוּ
- כִּ֠מְעַט
- שָׁכַ֞ב
- שָׁכַ֞בsha.Khavhe lay withH7901I
- אַחַ֤ד
- אַחַ֤ד'a.Chadone ofH0259
- הָעָם֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אִשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ
- וְהֵבֵאתָ֥
- עָלֵ֖ינוּ
- אָשָֽׁם׃
- אָשָֽׁם'a.ShamguiltH0817
- 11And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.
- 12And Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.
- 13And the man became great, and he became continually greater, until he was very great.
- 14And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.
- 15And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.
- וְכָל־
- הַבְּאֵרֹ֗ת
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- חָֽפְרוּ֙
- חָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.Ruthey had dugH2658
- עַבְדֵ֣י
- עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
- אָבִ֔יו
- בִּימֵ֖י
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- אָבִ֑יו
- סִתְּמ֣וּם
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וַיְמַלְא֖וּם
- עָפָֽר׃
- עָפָֽר'a.FarearthH6083
- 16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art become much mightier than we.
- 17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his camp in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
- 18And Isaac dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and that the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
- וַיָּ֨שָׁב
- יִצְחָ֜ק
- יִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בְּאֵרֹ֣ת
- בְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.Rot[the] wells ofH0875
- הַמַּ֗יִם
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- חָֽפְרוּ֙
- חָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.Rupeople had dugH2658
- בִּימֵי֙
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- אָבִ֔יו
- וַיְסַתְּמ֣וּם
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- אַחֲרֵ֖י
- אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH0310A
- מ֣וֹת
- מ֣וֹתMot[the] death ofH4194
- אַבְרָהָ֑ם
- אַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- וַיִּקְרָ֤א
- לָהֶן֙
- שֵׁמ֔וֹת
- שֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotnamesH8034
- כַּשֵּׁמֹ֕ת
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- קָרָ֥א
- קָרָ֥אka.Ra'he had calledH7121H
- לָהֶ֖ן
- אָבִֽיו׃
- 19And Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
- 20But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.
- וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ
- רֹעֵ֣י
- רֹעֵ֣יro.'Ei[the] herdsmen ofH7462B
- גְרָ֗ר
- גְרָ֗רge.RarGerarH1642
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- רֹעֵ֥י
- רֹעֵ֥יro.'Ei[the] herdsmen ofH7462B
- יִצְחָ֛ק
- יִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- לֵאמֹ֖ר
- לָ֣נוּ
- הַמָּ֑יִם
- וַיִּקְרָ֤א
- שֵֽׁם־
- שֵֽׁםshem-[the] name ofH8034
- הַבְּאֵר֙
- עֵ֔שֶׂק
- עֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekEsekH6230
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ
- הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּhit.'a.se.Kuthey quarreledH6229
- עִמּֽוֹ׃
- 21And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.
- 22And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
- וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק
- מִשָּׁ֗ם
- וַיַּחְפֹּר֙
- בְּאֵ֣ר
- בְּאֵ֣רbe.'Era wellH0875
- אַחֶ֔רֶת
- אַחֶ֔רֶת'a.Che.retanotherH0312
- וְלֹ֥א
- רָב֖וּ
- רָב֖וּra.Vuthey disputedH7378
- עָלֶ֑יהָ
- וַיִּקְרָ֤א
- שְׁמָהּ֙
- רְחֹב֔וֹת
- רְחֹב֔וֹתre.cho.VotRehobothH7344G
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- עַתָּ֞ה
- עַתָּ֞ה'a.TahnowH6258
- הִרְחִ֧יב
- הִרְחִ֧יבhir.Chivhe has made spaceH7337
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לָ֖נוּ
- וּפָרִ֥ינוּ
- בָאָֽרֶץ׃
- 23And he went up thence to Beer-sheba.
- 24And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
- וַיֵּרָ֨א
- אֵלָ֤יו
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בַּלַּ֣יְלָה
- הַה֔וּא
- וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
- אָנֹכִ֕י
- אָנֹכִ֕י'a.no.KhiIH0595
- אֱלֹהֵ֖י
- אֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.Hei[am] [the] God ofH0430G
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם
- אַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- אָבִ֑יךָ
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּירָא֙
- תִּירָא֙ti.Ra'you be afraidH3372G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- אִתְּךָ֣
- אָנֹ֔כִי
- אָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiIH0595
- וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙
- וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣י
- אֶֽת־
- אֶֽת'et-<obj.>H0853
- זַרְעֲךָ֔
- בַּעֲב֖וּר
- אַבְרָהָ֥ם
- אַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- עַבְדִּֽי׃
- 25And he built an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah. And he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.
- וַיִּ֧בֶן
- שָׁ֣ם
- שָׁ֣םshamthereH8033G
- מִזְבֵּ֗חַ
- מִזְבֵּ֗חַmiz.Be.achan altarH4196
- וַיִּקְרָא֙
- בְּשֵׁ֣ם
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וַיֶּט־
- שָׁ֖ם
- שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033G
- אָהֳל֑וֹ
- וַיִּכְרוּ־
- שָׁ֥ם
- שָׁ֥םshamthereH8033G
- עַבְדֵי־
- עַבְדֵי'av.dei-[the] servants ofH5650
- יִצְחָ֖ק
- יִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- בְּאֵֽר׃
- בְּאֵֽרbe.'Era wellH0875
- 26And Abimelech, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol the captain of his host, went to him from Gerar.
- 27And Isaac said to them, Why are ye come to me, seeing ye hate me, and have driven me away from you?
- 28And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us -- between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,
- וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
- רָא֣וֹ
- רָא֣וֹra.'Ocertainly <to see>H7200G
- רָאִינוּ֮
- רָאִינוּ֮ra.'i.Nuwe have seenH7200G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- הָיָ֣ה
- הָיָ֣הha.Yahhe has beenH1961
- יְהוָ֣ה׀
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עִמָּךְ֒
- וַנֹּ֗אמֶר
- תְּהִ֨י
- תְּהִ֨יte.Hilet it beH1961
- נָ֥א
- נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
- אָלָ֛ה
- אָלָ֛ה'a.Lahan oathH0423
- בֵּינוֹתֵ֖ינוּ
- בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ
- וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ
- וְנִכְרְתָ֥ה
- בְרִ֖ית
- בְרִ֖יתve.Rita covenantH1285
- עִמָּֽךְ׃
- 29that thou wilt do us no wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518I
- תַּעֲשֵׂ֨ה
- תַּעֲשֵׂ֨הta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213A
- עִמָּ֜נוּ
- רָעָ֗ה
- רָעָ֗הra.'AhharmH7451C
- כַּאֲשֶׁר֙
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- נְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָ
- וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר
- עָשִׂ֤ינוּ
- עָשִׂ֤ינוּ'a.Si.nuwe have doneH6213A
- עִמְּךָ֙
- רַק־
- רַקrak-onlyH7535
- ט֔וֹב
- ט֔וֹבTovgoodH2896B
- וַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖
- בְּשָׁל֑וֹם
- אַתָּ֥ה
- אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- עַתָּ֖ה
- עַתָּ֖ה'a.TahnowH6258
- בְּר֥וּךְ
- בְּר֥וּךְbe.Rukh[are] blessed ofH1288
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אִם־
- 30And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
- 31And they rose early in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
- 32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well that they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.
- וַיְהִ֣י׀
- בַּיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֗וּא
- וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙
- עַבְדֵ֣י
- עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
- יִצְחָ֔ק
- יִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ
- ל֔וֹ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- אֹד֥וֹת
- אֹד֥וֹת'o.Dot[the] causes ofH0182
- הַבְּאֵ֖ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- חָפָ֑רוּ
- חָפָ֑רוּcha.Fa.ruthey had dugH2658
- וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ
- ל֖וֹ
- מָצָ֥אנוּ
- מָצָ֥אנוּma.Tza.nuwe have foundH4672
- מָֽיִם׃
- מָֽיִםMa.yimwaterH4325G
- 33And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.
- 34And Esau was forty years old, when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basmath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
- וַיְהִ֤י
- עֵשָׂו֙
- עֵשָׂו֙'e.SavEsauH6215G
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-a son ofH1121L
- אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
- אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705
- שָׁנָ֔ה
- שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- וַיִּקַּ֤ח
- אִשָּׁה֙
- אִשָּׁה֙'i.Shaha wifeH0802H
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוּדִ֔ית
- יְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitJudithH3067
- בַּת־
- בַּתbat-[the] daughter ofH1323G
- בְּאֵרִ֖י
- בְּאֵרִ֖יbe.'e.RiBeeriH0882G
- הַֽחִתִּ֑י
- וְאֶת־
- בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת
- בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔תba.se.MatBasemathH1315H
- בַּת־
- בַּתbat-[the] daughter ofH1323G
- אֵילֹ֖ן
- אֵילֹ֖ן'ei.LonElonH0356G
- הַֽחִתִּֽי׃
- 35And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebecca.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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