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Genesis 26:22

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← Genesis 26:21	Genesis 26:22 (KJV)	Genesis 26:23 →
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.	And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.	And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he removed^H6275 from thence, and digged^H2658 another^H312 well^H875; and for that they strove^H7378 not: and he called^H7121 the name of it^H8034 Rehoboth^H7344; and he said^H559, For now^H6258 the LORD^H3068 hath made room^H7337 for us, and we shall be fruitful^H6509 in the land^H776.

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Original Hebrew

וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם וַיַּחְפֹּר בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וְלֹא רָבוּ עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ רְחֹבֹות וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־עַתָּה הִרְחִיב יְהוָה לָנוּ וּפָרִינוּ בָאָרֶץ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֣ק	va/i.ya'.Tek	H6275	HC/Vhw3ms	and/ he moved on
מִ/שָּׁ֗ם	mi./Sham	H8033	HR/D	from/ there
וַ/יַּחְפֹּר֙	va/i.yach.Por	H2658	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he dug
בְּאֵ֣ר	be.'Er	H875	HNcfsa	a well
אַחֶ֔רֶת	'a.Che.ret	H312	HAafsa	another
וְ/לֹ֥א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
רָב֖וּ	ra.Vu	H7378	HVqp3cp	they disputed
עָלֶ֑י/הָ	'a.Lei./ha	H5921	HR/Sp3fs	on/ it
וַ/יִּקְרָ֤א	va/i.yik.Ra'	H7121	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he called
שְׁמָ/הּ֙	she.Ma/h	H8034	HNcmsc/Sp3fs	name/ its
רְחֹב֔וֹת	re.cho.Vot	H7344	HNp	Rehoboth
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	that
עַתָּ֞ה	'a.Tah	H6258	HD	now
הִרְחִ֧יב	hir.Chiv	H7337	HVhp3ms	he has made space
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
לָ֖/נוּ	La./nu		HR/Sp1cp	for (the)/ us
וּ/פָרִ֥ינוּ	u./fa.Ri.nu	H6509	HC/Vqp1cp	and/ we will be fruitful
בָ/אָֽרֶץ	va./'A.retz	H776	HRd/Ncbsa	in the/ land

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H312 — אַחֵר (ʼachêr, akh-air'): from אָחַר; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.; (an-) other man, following, next, strange.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H875 — בְּאֵר (bᵉʼêr, be-ayr'): from בָּאַר; a pit; especially a well; pit, well.
• H2658 — חָפַר (châphar, khaw-far'): a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore; dig, paw, search out, seek.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H6258 — עַתָּה (ʻattâh, at-taw'): from עֵת; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive; henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.
• H6275 — עָתַק (ʻâthaq, aw-thak'): a primitive root; to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe; copy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.
• H6509 — פָּרָה (pârâh, paw-raw'): a primitive root; to bear fruit (literally or figuratively); bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H7337 — רָחַב (râchab, raw-khab'): a primitive root; to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative); be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.
• H7344 — רְחֹבוֹת (Rᵉchôbôwth, rekh-o-both'): or רְחֹבֹת; plural of רְחֹב; streets; Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in Palestine; Rehoboth.
• H7378 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
• H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

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