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Genesis 26:1

וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
רָעָב֙
râʻâb
hunger (more or less extensive)
בָּאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
in/with/by — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
מִלְּבַד֙
bad
from to/for — properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides
הָרָעָ֣ב
râʻâb
the — hunger (more or less extensive)
הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן
riʼshôwn
the — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
הָיָ֖ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בִּימֵ֣י
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
אַבְרָהָ֑ם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
yâlak
and — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
יִצְחָ֛ק
Yitschâq
Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
גְּרָֽרָה
Gᵉrâr
Gerar, a Philistine city
Genesis 26:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
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Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
Genesis 26:1
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