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Genesis 21:32 Interlinear

Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba rose up then Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host and they returned into the land of the Philistines

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּכְרְת֥וּH3772Thus they madeto cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
2בְרִ֖יתH1285a covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
3בִּבְאֵ֣רH0
4שָׁ֑בַעH884at Beershebabeer-sheba, a place in palestine
5וַיָּ֣קָםH6965rose upto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
6אֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְH40then Abimelechabimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites
7וּפִיכֹל֙H6369and Phicholphichol (phicol), a philistine, possibly a title or namesake
8שַׂרH8269the chief captaina head person (of any rank or class)
9צְבָא֔וֹH6635of his hosta mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
10וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּH7725and they returnedto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
11אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
12אֶ֥רֶץH776into the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
13פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430of the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth

Verse Context

Genesis 21:31 Wherefore he called that place ...
Genesis 21:32 (current)Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba rose up then Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host and they returned into the land of the Philistines
Genesis 21:33And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba and called ...

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