Focused Passage

Genesis 26:26-35

The LORD Reaffirms the Promise to Isaac, Preserves Him in the Land, and Distinguishes the Blessed Line Amid Conflict

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26 Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.

27 “Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”

28 “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you

29 that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”

30 So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

31 And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.

32 On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.

33 So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.

34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35 And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Original words

Later, Abimelech וַאֲבִימֶ֕לֶךְ H40 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular came הָלַ֥ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to [Isaac] אֵלָ֖יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular from Gerar מִגְּרָ֑ר H1642 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular with Ahuzzath וַאֲחֻזַּת֙ H276 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular his adviser מֵֽרֵעֵ֔הוּ H4828 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and Phicol וּפִיכֹ֖ל H6369 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular the commander שַׂר־ H8269 Noun - masculine singular construct of his army צְבָאֽוֹ׃ H6635 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

Why מַדּ֖וּעַ H4069 Interrogative have you come בָּאתֶ֣ם H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural to me אֵלָ֑י H413 Preposition | first person common singular Isaac יִצְחָ֔ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular asked וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular them אֲלֵהֶם֙ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural You וְאַתֶּם֙ H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural hated שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם H8130 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural me אֹתִ֔י H853 Direct object marker | first person common singular and sent me away וַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִי H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular . . . מֵאִתְּכֶֽם׃ H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Verse 28

Original words

We can plainly see רָא֣וֹ H7200 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . רָאִינוּ֮ H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural that כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֣ה׀ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has been הָיָ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular with you עִמָּךְ֒ H5973 Preposition | second person feminine singular they replied וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural We recommend that וַנֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural there should now be תְּהִ֨י H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular . . . נָ֥א H4994 Interjection an oath אָלָ֛ה H423 Noun - feminine singular between בֵּינוֹתֵ֖ינוּ H996 Preposition | first person common plural us בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ H996 Preposition | first person common plural and you וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine singular Let us make וְנִכְרְתָ֥ה H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural a covenant בְרִ֖ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular with you עִמָּֽךְ׃ H5973 Preposition | second person feminine singular
Verse 29

Original words

that you will not אִם־ H518 Conjunction תַּעֲשֵׂ֨ה תַּעֲשֵׂ֨ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular harm רָעָ֗ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular us עִמָּ֜נוּ H5973 Preposition | first person common plural just as כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative we have not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle harmed you נְגַֽעֲנ֔וּךָ H5060 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | second person masculine singular but וְכַאֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative have done עָשִׂ֤ינוּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural only רַק־ H7535 Adverb good ט֔וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular to you עִמְּךָ֙ H5973 Preposition | second person masculine singular sending you on your way וַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֖ H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | second person masculine singular in peace בְּשָׁל֑וֹם H7965 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular And now עַתָּ֖ה H6258 Adverb you אַתָּ֥ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular are blessed בְּר֥וּךְ H1288 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct by the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

So [Isaac] prepared וַיַּ֤עַשׂ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a feast מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה H4960 Noun - masculine singular for them לָהֶם֙ Preposition | third person masculine plural and they ate וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and drank וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃ H8354 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 31

Original words

And they got up early וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ H7925 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the next morning בַבֹּ֔קֶר H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and swore an oath וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ H7650 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to each אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular other לְאָחִ֑יו H251 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Then Isaac יִצְחָ֔ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular sent them on their way וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֣ם H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural and they left him וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . מֵאִתּ֖וֹ H854 Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine singular in peace בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ H7965 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 32

Original words

- וַיְהִ֣י׀ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular On that same הַה֗וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular day בַּיּ֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaac’s יִצְחָ֔ק H3327 Noun - proper - masculine singular servants עַבְדֵ֣י H5650 Noun - masculine plural construct came וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and told וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ H5046 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural him ל֔וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular about עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . אֹד֥וֹת H182 Noun - feminine plural construct the well הַבְּאֵ֖ר H875 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative they had dug חָפָ֑רוּ H2658 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural We have found מָצָ֥אנוּ H4672 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural water מָֽיִם׃ H4325 Noun - masculine plural they told וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural him ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 33

Original words

So he called וַיִּקְרָ֥א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular it אֹתָ֖הּ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Shibah שִׁבְעָ֑ה H7656 Noun - proper - feminine singular and עַל־ H5921 Preposition - כֵּ֤ן H3651 Adverb to עַ֖ד H5704 Preposition this הַזֶּֽה׃ס H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular day הַיּ֥וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular the name שֵׁם־ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct of the city הָעִיר֙ H5892 Article | Noun - feminine singular vvv בְּאֵ֣ר H884 Preposition is Beersheba שֶׁ֔בַע H884 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Shibah can mean oath or seven.
  • Beersheba means well of seven or well of the oath.
Verse 34

Original words

When Esau עֵשָׂו֙ H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular was וַיְהִ֤י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular forty אַרְבָּעִ֣ים H705 Number - common plural years old בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שָׁנָ֔ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular he took וַיִּקַּ֤ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular as his wives אִשָּׁה֙ H802 Noun - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Judith יְהוּדִ֔ית H3067 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Beeri בְּאֵרִ֖י H882 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hittite הַֽחִתִּ֑י H2850 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and Basemath בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת H1315 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Elon אֵילֹ֖ן H356 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hittite הַֽחִתִּֽי׃ H2850 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 35

Original words

And וַתִּהְיֶ֖יןָ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural they brought ר֑וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular grief מֹ֣רַת H4786 Noun - feminine singular construct to Isaac לְיִצְחָ֖ק H3327 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Rebekah וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃ס H7259 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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