Genesis Chapter 26 — Isaac at Gerar — Covenant at Beersheba | KJV & Biblical Hebrew

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וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ מִלְּבַד הָרָעָב הָרִאשׁוֹן

KJVAnd there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines.

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וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר

KJVAnd the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

And the LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you."

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גּוּר בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת

KJVSojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father.

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וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶת זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם

KJVAnd I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.

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עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי

KJVBecause that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

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וַיֵּשֶׁב יִצְחָק בִּגְרָר

KJVAnd Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

So Isaac settled in Gerar.

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וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ

KJVAnd the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance.

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וַיְהִי כִּי אָרְכוּ לוֹ שָׁם הַיָּמִים

KJVAnd it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife.

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וַיִּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְיִצְחָק

KJVAnd Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

So Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac said to him, "Because I thought, 'Lest I die because of her.'"

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וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מַה זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ

KJVAnd Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

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וַיְצַו אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶת כָּל הָעָם

KJVAnd Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."

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וַיִּזְרַע יִצְחָק בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא

KJVThen Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him.

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וַיִּגְדַּל הָאִישׁ וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדֵל

KJVAnd the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

And the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.

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וַיְהִי לוֹ מִקְנֵה צֹאן וּמִקְנֵה בָקָר

KJVFor he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

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וְכָל הַבְּאֵרֹת אֲשֶׁר חָפְרוּ עַבְדֵי אָבִיו

KJVFor all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.

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וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל יִצְחָק לֵךְ מֵעִמָּנוּ

KJVAnd Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we."

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וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם יִצְחָק

KJVAnd Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.

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וַיָּשָׁב יִצְחָק וַיַּחְפֹּר אֶת בְּאֵרֹת הַמַּיִם

KJVAnd Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham.

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וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵי יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל

KJVAnd Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water,

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וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם רֹעֵי יִצְחָק

KJVAnd the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

The herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

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וַיַּחְפְּרוּ בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וַיָּרִיבוּ גַּם עָלֶיהָ

KJVAnd they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.

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וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם וַיַּחְפֹּר בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת

KJVAnd he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, saying, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."

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וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם בְּאֵר שָׁבַע

KJVAnd he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

From there he went up to Beersheba.

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וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא

KJVAnd the LORD appeared unto 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.

And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham's sake."

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וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה

KJVAnd he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.

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וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ הָלַךְ אֵלָיו מִגְּרָר

KJVThen Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army,

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וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יִצְחָק מַדּוּעַ בָּאתֶם אֵלָי

KJVAnd Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?"

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וַיֹּאמְרוּ רָאוֹ רָאִינוּ

KJVAnd they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

They said, "We see plainly that the LORD has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us."

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אִם תַּעֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ רָעָה

KJVThat thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.

That you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.

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וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה

KJVAnd he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

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וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ אִישׁ לְאָחִיו

KJVAnd they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace.

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וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיָּבֹאוּ עַבְדֵי יִצְחָק

KJVAnd it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, "We have found water."

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וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָהּ שִׁבְעָה

KJVAnd he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

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וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו בֶּן אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה

KJVAnd Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

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וַתִּהְיֶיןָ מֹרַת רוּחַ לְיִצְחָק וּלְרִבְקָה

KJVWhich were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

And they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.

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