| GENESIS 26:1
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| JPS
| 26:1
| And 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.
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| ONK
| 26:1
| And there was a famine in the land, besides
the former famine that was in the days of Abraham;
and Izhak went to Abimelek, king of the Philistaee, to
Grerar.(117) 117. Samaritan Version, "at Askelon."
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| PAL
| 26:1
| And there was a mighty famine in the land
of Kenaan, besides the former famine which had been
in the days of Abraham; and Izhak went to Abimelek
king of the Philistaee at Gerar.
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| GENESIS 26:2
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| JPS
| 26:2
| And the LORD appeared unto him, and said: 'Go not down unto Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.
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| ONK
| 26:2
| And the Lord appeared to him and said, Go
not down into Mizraim,(118) 118. Samaritan Version, "Nophig."
remain in the land as I have
told thee;
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| PAL
| 26:2
| It had been in
Izhak's heart to go down to Mizraim; but the Lord
appeared to him, and said, Go not down to Mizraim;
dwell in the land as I have told thee;
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| GENESIS 26:3
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| JPS
| 26:3
| Sojourn 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 lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;
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| ONK
| 26:3
| dwell in this land, and My Word shall be to
thee for a helper; and I will bless thee. For to thee
and to thy son will I give all these lands; and I will
confirm the oath that I have sworn to Abraham thy
father;
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| PAL
| 26:3
| sojourn in the
land, and My Word shall be for thy help, and I will
bless thee; for to the end to thy sons will I give all
these lands, and I will establish the covenant which I
have covenanted with Abraham thy father.
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| GENESIS 26:4
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| JPS
| 26:4
| and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;
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| ONK
| 26:4
| and I will multiply thy son as the stars of
heaven, and will give thy son all these lands, and
through thy son shall all the peoples of the earth be
blessed,
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| PAL
| 26:4
| And I
will multiply thy sons as the stars of the heavens, and
will give to thy sons all these lands, and through thy
sons shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
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| GENESIS 26:5
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| JPS
| 26:5
| because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'
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| ONK
| 26:5
| because Abraham obeyed My word, and kept
the keeping of My word, My commandments, My
covenant, and My law.
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| PAL
| 26:5
| on
account that Abraham obeyed My word, and kept the
keeping of My word, My statutes, My covenants, and
My laws.
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| GENESIS 26:6
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| JPS
| 26:6
| And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
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| ONK
| 26:6
| And Izhak dwelt at Gerar;
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| PAL
| 26:6
| And Izhak dwelt in Gerar.
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| GENESIS 26:7
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| JPS
| 26:7
| And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: 'She is my sister'; for he feared to say: 'My wife'; 'lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.'
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| ONK
| 26:7
| and the
men of the place asked respecting his wife. And he said,
She is my sister; for he feared to say, My wife, lest
the men of the place should kill him on account of
Revekah; for she was of beautiful aspect.
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| PAL
| 26:7
| And the men
of the place inquired concerning his wife; and he said,
She is my sister: for he reasoned in his heart, Lest the
men of the place should kill me for Rivekah, because
she was of beautiful appearance.
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| GENESIS 26:8
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| JPS
| 26:8
| And 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.
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| ONK
| 26:8
| And it was
when he had been there many days that Abimelek the
king of the Philistaee looked from a window, and,
behold, Izhak was sporting with Revekah his wife.
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| PAL
| 26:8
| And it was when
days had increased to him in abiding there, that
Abimelek the king of the Philistaee looked from a window,
and beheld, and Izhak was disporting with Rivekah his
wife.
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| JER
| 26:8
| And he looked.
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| GENESIS 26:9
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| JPS
| 26:9
| And 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 because of her.'
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| ONK
| 26:9
| And
Abimelek called Izhak and said, Nevertheless, behold,
she is thy wife: why then hast thou said, She is my
sister? And Izhak said to him, Because I said, Lest
I be killed on account of her.
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| PAL
| 26:9
| And Abimelek
called Izhak, and said, Nevertheless she is thy wife;
and why hast thou said, She is my sister? And Izhak
answered him, Because I said in my heart, Lest they
kill me on her account.
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| GENESIS 26:10
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| JPS
| 26:10
| And Abimelech said: 'What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.'
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| ONK
| 26:10
| And Abimelek said,
What is this that thou hast done to us? It might
have been that some one of the people had lain with
thy wife, and thou wouldst have brought upon us the
guilt.
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| PAL
| 26:10
| And Abimelek said, Why hast
thou done this to us? It might have been that the
king, who is the principal(66) 66. Or, "the individual (m'yechad), the personal representative."
of the people, had lain with
thy wife, and thou wouldst have brought guilt upon us.
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| JER
| 26:10
| And Abimelek said to him, What is this
that thou hast done to us? Very possibly might one
of the young men have lain with thy wife, and there
would have been great guilt brought upon us.
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| GENESIS 26:11
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| JPS
| 26:11
| And Abimelech charged all the people, saying: 'He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.'
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| ONK
| 26:11
| And Abimelek commanded all the people saying,
Whoever injureth this man shall surely be put to death.
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| PAL
| 26:11
| And Abimelek instructed all the people, Whoever
shall go near to injure this man or his wife, shall verily
be put to death.
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| GENESIS 26:12
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| JPS
| 26:12
| And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundred-fold; and the LORD blessed him.
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| ONK
| 26:12
| And Izhak sowed in the land, and found in that year a
hundred fold on that which he had expended, (or
estimated,) and the Lord blessed him;
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| PAL
| 26:12
| And Izhak sowed unto righteousness
in that land, and found in that year a hundred for one,
according to his measure. And the Lord blessed him,
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| GENESIS 26:13
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| JPS
| 26:13
| And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
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| ONK
| 26:13
| and the man
increased, and went on multiplying and increasing, until
he had increased greatly.
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| PAL
| 26:13
| and the man increased, and went forward increasing
until he was very great.
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| GENESIS 26:14
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| JPS
| 26:14
| And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.
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| ONK
| 26:14
| And he had flocks of sheep,
and herds of cattle, and many servants; and the
Philistaee were envious of him.
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| PAL
| 26:14
| And he had flocks of sheep,
and herds of cattle, and great cultivation; and the
Philistaee envied him.
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| GENESIS 26:15
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| JPS
| 26:15
| Now 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.
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| ONK
| 26:15
| And all the wells that the
servants of his father had digged in the days of
Abraham the Philistaee stopped up, and filled with dust.
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| PAL
| 26:15
| And all the wells which the
servants of his father had digged in the days of
Abraham his father, the Philistaee stopped up and filled with
earth.
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| GENESIS 26:16
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| JPS
| 26:16
| And Abimelech said unto Isaac: 'Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.'
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| ONK
| 26:16
| And Abimelek said to Izhak, Go from us; for thou art
much stronger than we.
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| PAL
| 26:16
| And Abimelek said to Izhak, Go from us; for thou
art stronger than we in riches very much.
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| GENESIS 26:17
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| JPS
| 26:17
| And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
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| ONK
| 26:17
| And Izhak went thence, and
sojourned in the vale of Gerar, and dwelt there.
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| PAL
| 26:17
| And Izhak
went thence, and sojourned in the vale of Gerar, and
dwelt there.
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| GENESIS 26:18
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| JPS
| 26:18
| And 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.
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| ONK
| 26:18
| And
Izhak returned, and digged the well of water which
they had digged in the days of Abraham his father, and
which the Philistaee had stopped after the death of
Abraham; and he called their names after the names
by which his father had called them.
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| PAL
| 26:18
| And Izhak digged again the wells of
water which the servants of his father had digged in
the days of Abraham his father, and which the
Philistaee had stopped after Abraham was dead; and he called
them by the names his father had called them.
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| GENESIS 26:19
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| JPS
| 26:19
| And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water.
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| ONK
| 26:19
| And the servants
of Izhak digged in the valley, and found there a well
of flowing(119) 119. Samaritan Version, "sweet."
waters.
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| PAL
| 26:19
| And
the servants of Izhak digged in the border of the vale,
and found there a well of flowing water.
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| GENESIS 26:20
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| JPS
| 26:20
| And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.
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| ONK
| 26:20
| And the shepherds of Gerar strove
with the shepherds of Izhak, saying, The water is ours;
and he called the name of the well Contention, because
they had contended with him.
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| PAL
| 26:20
| And the
shepherds of Gerar contended with Izhak's shepherds,
saying, The water is ours. And it was the will of
Heaven, and it dried. But when they returned to
Izhak, it flowed. And he called the name of the well
(Esek) Contention, because (etheseku) they had
quarrelled with him on account of it.
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| GENESIS 26:21
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| JPS
| 26:21
| And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
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| ONK
| 26:21
| And they digged
another well, and they strove also on account of it, and he
called the name of it Hatred.
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| PAL
| 26:21
| And they digged
another well; and they contended for it also; and it
dried, and did not flow again. And he called the
name of it (Sitnah) Accusation.
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| GENESIS 26:22
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| JPS
| 26:22
| And 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.'
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| ONK
| 26:22
| And he went up from
thence, and digged another well; and for that they
strove not: and he called the name of it Spaciousness.
For he said, Because now hath the Lord enlarged us,
and we shall spread abroad in the land.
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| PAL
| 26:22
| And he removed
from thence and digged another well, and for that they
did not contend as formerly, and he called the name
of it (Ravchatha) Spaciousness; for he said, Now hath
the Lord given us space to spread us abroad in the
land.
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| GENESIS 26:23
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| JPS
| 26:23
| And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.
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| ONK
| 26:23
| And he went
up from thence to Beershava;
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| PAL
| 26:23
| And he went up from thence unto Beersheba.
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| GENESIS 26:24
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| JPS
| 26:24
| And 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.'
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| ONK
| 26:24
| and the Lord appeared
to him in the night, and said, I am the God of
Abraham thy father; fear not: for in thy help is My Word;
and I will bless thee, and will multiply thy sons for the
sake of Abraham My servant.
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| PAL
| 26:24
| And the Lord appeared to him that night, and said,
I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not; for My
Word is for thy help, and I will bless thee, and multiply
thy sons for the righteousness' sake of Abraham My
servant.
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| GENESIS 26:25
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| JPS
| 26:25
| And 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.
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| ONK
| 26:25
| And he builded there
an altar, and prayed in the name of the Lord. And
he spread there his tabernacle; and the servants of
Izhak digged there a well.
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| PAL
| 26:25
| And he builded there an altar, and prayed
in the name of the Lord. And he spread his tabernacle
there, and the servants of Izhak digged there a well.
And when Izhak went forth from Gerar the wells dried
up, and the trees made no fruit; and they felt that it
was because they had driven him away, all these things
had befallen them.
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| GENESIS 26:26
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| JPS
| 26:26
| Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.
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| ONK
| 26:26
| And Abimelek came to
him from Gerar, and a company of his friends, and
Phikol(120) 120. Here the Samaritan Version metaphrases the name into "Mimarkol," with the same import as "Pumkol" in chapter 21.
the chief of his host.
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| PAL
| 26:26
| And Abimelek went to him from
Gerar, and took his friends to go with him, and Phikol
the chief of his host.
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| GENESIS 26:27
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| JPS
| 26:27
| And Isaac said unto them: 'Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?'
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| ONK
| 26:27
| And Izhak said to him,
"Why have you come to me, when you have hated me,
and sent me from you?
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| PAL
| 26:27
| And Izhak said to them, Why
come you to me that I should pray for you, when you
have hated me, and driven me from you?
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| GENESIS 26:28
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| JPS
| 26:28
| And they said: 'We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
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| ONK
| 26:28
| And they said, Seeing we
have seen that the Word of the Lord is for thy help; and
we have said, Let the oath which was between our
fathers be now confirmed between us and thee, and let
us enter into a covenant with thee,
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| PAL
| 26:28
| And they
answered, Seeing, we have seen, that the Word of the
Lord is for thy help, and for thy righteousness' sake all
good hath been to us; but when thou wentest forth
from our land the wells dried up, and our trees made
no fruit; then we said, We will cause him to return to
us. And now let there be an oath established between
us, and kindnesses between us and thee, and we will
enter into a covenant with thee, lest thou do us evil.
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| GENESIS 26:29
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| JPS
| 26:29
| that 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.'
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| ONK
| 26:29
| that thou do us no
evil, as we have not injured thee, and as we have done
thee only good, and we will leave thee in peace; thou
art now blessed of the Lord.
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| PAL
| 26:29
| Forasmuch as we have not come nigh thee for evil, and
as we have acted with thee only for good, and have
indeed sent thee away in peace; thou art now blessed
of the Lord.
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| GENESIS 26:30
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| JPS
| 26:30
| And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
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| ONK
| 26:30
| And he made them a
feast, and they ate and drank.
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| PAL
| 26:30
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| GENESIS 26:31
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| JPS
| 26:31
| And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
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| ONK
| 26:31
| And they arose in the
morning and covenanted, each man with his brother;
and Izhak dismissed them, and they went from him in
peace.
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| PAL
| 26:31
| And they arose in the morning, each man
with his brother; and he broke off from the bridle of
his ass, and gave one part to them for a testimony.
And Izhak prayed for them, and they were enlarged.
And Izhak accompanied them, and they went from him
in peace.
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| GENESIS 26:32
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| JPS
| 26:32
| And 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.'
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| ONK
| 26:32
| And it was in that day that the servants of
Izhak came and showed him concerning the well that
they had digged. And they said to him, We have found
water.
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| PAL
| 26:32
| And on that day the servants of Izhak came and told
him concerning the well they had digged, and said to
him, We have found water;
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| GENESIS 26:33
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| JPS
| 26:33
| And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
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| ONK
| 26:33
| And he called it Sheva, (the swearing).
Wherefore the name of the city is Beer-sheva unto
this day.
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| PAL
| 26:33
| and he called it Sheba
(the Swearing); therefore the name of the city is
Beersheba unto this day.
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| GENESIS 26:34
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| JPS
| 26:34
| And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
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| ONK
| 26:34
| And Esau was the son of forty years, and he took to
wife Jehudith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and
Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite;
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| PAL
| 26:34
| And Esau was the son of forty years; and he took
to wife Yehudith daughter of Beari the Hittah, and
Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittah.
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| GENESIS 26:35
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| JPS
| 26:35
| And they were a bitterness of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
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| ONK
| 26:35
| and they were
rebels and irritators against the word of Izhak and
Revekah.
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| PAL
| 26:35
| And they
bowed in strange worship, and set themselves to rebel
in their evil conduct against Izhak and against Rivekah.
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| JER
| 26:35
| And they were refractory, swelling in
spirit with strange worship, and would not receive
instruction either from Izhak or Rivekah.
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