Genesis 26:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And 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.”
Genesis 26:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 26:2016 words
וַיָּרִיבוּwayārîvûAnd toss
רֹעֵיrōʿêPastoral
גְרָרgərārGerar
עִםʿimWith
רֹעֵיrōʿêPastoral
יִצְחָקyiṣəḥāqIsaac
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
לָנוּlānûTo
הַמָּיִםhamāyimThe waters
וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to
שֵׁםšēmAppellation
הַבְּאֵרhabəʾērThe pit
עֵשֶׂקʿēśeqStrife
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
הִתְעַשְּׂקוּhitəʿaśəqûPress upon
עִמּוֹʿimwōWith
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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