Genesis
Genesis 26:1
1Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now there was | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| another famine | רָעָב֙ | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| in the land | בָּאָ֔רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| subsequent to | מִלְּבַד֙ | mil·lə·ḇaḏ | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H905 separation |
| the | הָרָעָ֣ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| had occurred | הָיָ֖ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in Abraham’s | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| time | בִּימֵ֣י | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| And Isaac | יִצְחָ֛ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| went | וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abimelech | אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ | ʾă·ḇīm·mɛ·lɛḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| at Gerar | גְּרָֽרָה׃ | gə·rā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1642 Gerar |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.