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Genesis 26:19

Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.
Genesis 26:19
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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)

וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־יִצְחָ֖ק בַּנָּ֑חַל וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־שָׁ֔ם בְּאֵ֖ר מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים׃

  1. וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvai.yach.pe.Ru“and they dug”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָפַר · “to search” · Strong's H2658
  2. עַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-“[the] servants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  3. יִצְחָ֖קyitz.Chak“Isaac”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
  4. בַּנָּ֑חַלba.Na.chal“in the wadi”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
  5. וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּ־vai.Yim.tze.'u-“and they found”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  6. שָׁ֔םSham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  7. בְּאֵ֖רbe.'Er“a well of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּאֵר · “well” · Strong's H0875
  8. מַ֥יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  9. חַיִּֽים׃chai.Yim“living”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)