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Genesis 26:1

Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Genesis 26:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֤י רָעָב֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ מִלְּבַד֙ הָרָעָ֣ב הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בִּימֵ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ יִצְחָ֛ק אֶל־אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים גְּרָֽרָה׃

  1. וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. רָעָב֙ra.'Av“a famine”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
  3. בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retz“in the land”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  4. מִלְּבַד֙mi.le.Vad“<from> <to> besides”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּד · “besides” · Strong's H0905J
  5. הָרָעָ֣בha.ra.'Av“the famine”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
  6. הָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.Shon“<the> former”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from רִאשׁוֹן · “previous” · Strong's H7223H
  7. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. הָיָ֖הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. בִּימֵ֣יbi.Mei“in [the] days of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. אַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  11. וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  12. יִצְחָ֛קyitz.Chak“Isaac”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
  13. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekh“Abimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Abimelech” · Strong's H0040G
  15. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim“[the] Philistines”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  17. גְּרָֽרָה׃ge.Ra.rah“Gerar towards”
    Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from גְּרָר · “Gerar” · Strong's H1642
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)