Genesis
Genesis 26:14–15
14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. 15So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.
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Genesis 26:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He owned so many | וַֽיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| flocks | מִקְנֵה־ | miq·nêh- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| and herds | וּמִקְנֵ֣ה | ū·miq·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4735 cattle |
| and | רַבָּ֑ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| servants | וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה | wa·‘ă·ḇud·dāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5657 service |
| that the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| envied him | וַיְקַנְא֥וּ | way·qan·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7065 be jealous, zealous |
Genesis 26:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| took | וַיְמַלְא֖וּם | way·mal·’ūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| dirt | עָפָֽר׃ | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| and stopped up | סִתְּמ֣וּם | sit·tə·mūm | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the wells | הַבְּאֵרֹ֗ת | hab·bə·’ê·rōṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H875 well, pit |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| his father’s | אָבִ֔יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֣י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| had dug | חָֽפְרוּ֙ | ḥā·p̄ə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2658 dig, search for |
| in the days | בִּימֵ֖י | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of his father | אָבִ֑יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֣ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
Cross-references
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Genesis 26:14 Genesis 37:11 · Ecclesiastes 4:4 · Psalm 144:13–14 · Proverbs 27:4 · Job 42:12 · Psalm 112:3 · Job 5:2 · Genesis 12:16 · Job 1:3 · 1 Samuel 18:9 · Proverbs 10:22 · Genesis 13:2
Genesis 26:15 Genesis 21:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.