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Genesis 26:18

Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725 →
יִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327 →
וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀vai.yach.Porand he dugH2658 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּאֵרֹ֣תbe.'e.Rot[the] wells ofH875 →
הַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yim<the> waterH4325 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
חָֽפְרוּ֙cha.fe.Rupeople had dugH2658 →
בִּימֵי֙bi.Meiin [the] days ofH3117 →
אַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
אָבִ֔יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
וַיְסַתְּמ֣וּםvay.sa.te.Mumand they had stopped up themH5640 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
מ֣וֹתMot[the] death ofH4194 →
אַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121 →
לָהֶן֙la.Hen<to> <the> them
שֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotnamesH8034 →
כַּשֵּׁמֹ֕תka.she.Motlike the namesH8034 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
קָרָ֥אka.Ra'he had calledH7121 →
לָהֶ֖ןla.Hen<to> <the> them
אָבִֽיו׃'a.Vivfather hisH1 →

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