Genesis 26
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֤יand it wasרָעָב֙a famineבָּאָ֔רֶץin the landמִלְּבַד֙from to besidesהָרָעָ֣בthe famineהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןthe formerאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהָיָ֖הit wasבִּימֵ֣יin the days ofאַבְרָהָ֑םAbrahamוַיֵּ֧לֶךְand he wentיִצְחָ֛קIsaacאֶל־toאֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְAbimelechמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesגְּרָֽרָה׃Gerar towards
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גּ֚וּרsojournבָּאָ֣רֶץin the landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוְאֶֽהְיֶ֥הso I may beעִמְּךָ֖with youוַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּand I will bless youכִּֽי־forלְךָ֣to youוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗and to offspring yourאֶתֵּן֙I will giveאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהָֽאֲרָצֹ֣תthe landsהָאֵ֔לthe theseוַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙and I will establishאֶת־obj.הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔הthe oathאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיI sworeלְאַבְרָהָ֥םto Abrahamאָבִֽיךָ׃father your
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וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤יand I will multiplyאֶֽת־obj.זַרְעֲךָ֙offspring yourכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יlike the stars ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְנָתַתִּ֣יand I will giveלְזַרְעֲךָ֔to offspring yourאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהָאֲרָצֹ֖תthe landsהָאֵ֑לthe theseוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּand they will bless themselvesבְזַרְעֲךָ֔by offspring yourכֹּ֖לallגּוֹיֵ֥יthe nations ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּand they askedאַנְשֵׁ֤יthe men ofהַמָּקוֹם֙the placeלְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹof wife hisוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאֲחֹ֣תִיis sister myהִ֑ואsheכִּ֤יforיָרֵא֙he was afraidלֵאמֹ֣רto sayאִשְׁתִּ֔יwife myפֶּן־lestיַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִיthey should kill meאַנְשֵׁ֤יthe men ofהַמָּקוֹם֙the placeעַל־onרִבְקָ֔הRebekahכִּֽי־forטוֹבַ֥תwas good ofמַרְאֶ֖הappearanceהִֽיא׃she
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכִּ֣יthatאָֽרְכוּ־they had become longל֥וֹto the himשָׁם֙thereהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףand he looked downאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙Abimelechמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesבְּעַ֖דthroughהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןthe windowוַיַּ֗רְאand he sawוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!יִצְחָק֙Isaacמְצַחֵ֔קwas playingאֵ֖תwithרִבְקָ֥הRebekahאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃wife his
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אand he summonedאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְAbimelechלְיִצְחָ֗קto Isaacוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאַ֣ךְsurelyהִנֵּ֤הhere!אִשְׁתְּךָ֙is wife yourהִ֔ואsheוְאֵ֥יךְand how?אָמַ֖רְתָּdid you sayאֲחֹ֣תִיis sister myהִ֑ואsheוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֵלָיו֙to himיִצְחָ֔קIsaacכִּ֣יforאָמַ֔רְתִּיI thoughtפֶּן־lestאָמ֖וּתI should dieעָלֶֽיהָ׃on her
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וַיָּ֨שָׁבand he returnedיִצְחָ֜קIsaacוַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀and he dugאֶת־obj.בְּאֵרֹ֣תthe wells ofהַמַּ֗יִםthe waterאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichחָֽפְרוּ֙people had dugבִּימֵי֙in the days ofאַבְרָהָ֣םAbrahamאָבִ֔יוfather hisוַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםand they had stopped up themפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesאַחֲרֵ֖יafterמ֣וֹתthe death ofאַבְרָהָ֑םAbrahamוַיִּקְרָ֤אand he calledלָהֶן֙to the themשֵׁמ֔וֹתnamesכַּשֵּׁמֹ֕תlike the namesאֲשֶׁר־whichקָרָ֥אhe had calledלָהֶ֖ןto the themאָבִֽיו׃father his
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וַיַּעְתֵּ֣קand he moved onמִשָּׁ֗םfrom thereוַיַּחְפֹּר֙and he dugבְּאֵ֣רa wellאַחֶ֔רֶתanotherוְלֹ֥אand notרָב֖וּthey disputedעָלֶ֑יהָon itוַיִּקְרָ֤אand he calledשְׁמָהּ֙name itsרְחֹב֔וֹתRehobothוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidכִּֽי־thatעַתָּ֞הnowהִרְחִ֧יבhe has made spaceיְהוָ֛הYahwehלָ֖נוּfor the usוּפָרִ֥ינוּand we will be fruitfulבָאָֽרֶץ׃in the land
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וַיֵּרָ֨אand he appearedאֵלָ֤יוto himיְהוָה֙Yahwehבַּלַּ֣יְלָהin the nightהַה֔וּאthe thatוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidאָנֹכִ֕יIאֱלֹהֵ֖יam the God ofאַבְרָהָ֣םAbrahamאָבִ֑יךָfather yourאַל־may notתִּירָא֙you be afraidכִּֽי־forאִתְּךָ֣am with youאָנֹ֔כִיIוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יךָ֙and I will bless youוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יand I will multiplyאֶֽת־obj.זַרְעֲךָ֔offspring yourבַּעֲב֖וּרforsake ofאַבְרָהָ֥םAbrahamעַבְדִּֽי׃servant my
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidרָא֣וֹcertainly to seeרָאִינוּ֮we have seenכִּֽי־thatהָיָ֣הhe has beenיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehעִמָּךְ֒with youוַנֹּ֗אמֶרand we saidתְּהִ֨יlet it beנָ֥אpleaseאָלָ֛הan oathבֵּינוֹתֵ֖ינוּbetween usבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbetween usוּבֵינֶ֑ךָand between youוְנִכְרְתָ֥הand let us makeבְרִ֖יתa covenantעִמָּֽךְ׃with you
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameעַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofיִצְחָ֔קIsaacוַיַּגִּ֣דוּand they toldל֔וֹto the himעַל־onאֹד֥וֹתthe causes ofהַבְּאֵ֖רthe wellאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichחָפָ֑רוּthey had dugוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּand they saidל֖וֹto the himמָצָ֥אנוּwe have foundמָֽיִם׃water
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