Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 26:8 Interlinear
“ And it came to pass when he had been there a long time looked out that Abimelech king of the Philistines at a window and saw and behold Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֗י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 3 | אָֽרְכוּ | H748 | And it came to pass when he had been there a long | to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | ל֥וֹ | H0 | ||
| 5 | שָׁם֙ | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 6 | הַיָּמִ֔ים | H3117 | time | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 7 | וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף | H8259 | looked out | properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e., (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle) |
| 8 | אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | H40 | that Abimelech | abimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites |
| 9 | מֶ֣לֶךְ | H4428 | king | a king |
| 10 | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | H6430 | of the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
| 11 | בְּעַ֖ד | H1157 | at | in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc |
| 12 | הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן | H2474 | a window | a window (as perforated) |
| 13 | וַיַּ֗רְא | H7200 | and saw | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 14 | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 15 | יִצְחָק֙ | H3327 | and behold Isaac | jitschak (or isaac), son of abraham |
| 16 | מְצַחֵ֔ק | H6711 | was sporting | to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport |
| 17 | אֵ֖ת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 18 | רִבְקָ֥ה | H7259 | with Rebekah | ribkah, the wife of isaac |
| 19 | אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ | H802 | his wife | a woman |
Verse Context
Genesis 26:7asked of the place She is my wife and he said She is my sister...
Genesis 26:8 (current) And it came to pass when he had been there a long time looked out that Abimelech king of the Philistines at a window and saw and behold Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife
Genesis 26:9called And Abimelech And Isaac and how saidst Behold of a surety ...