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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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֗יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
3אָֽרְכוּH748And it came to pass when he had been there a longto be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
4ל֥וֹH0
5שָׁם֙H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
6הַיָּמִ֔יםH3117timea 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
7וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףH8259looked outproperly, to lean out (of a window), i.e., (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
8אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙H40that Abimelechabimelek, the name of two philistine kings and of two israelites
9מֶ֣לֶךְH4428kinga king
10פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430of the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
11בְּעַ֖דH1157atin up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc
12הַֽחַלּ֑וֹןH2474a windowa window (as perforated)
13וַיַּ֗רְאH7200and sawto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
14וְהִנֵּ֤הH2009lo!
15יִצְחָק֙H3327and behold Isaacjitschak (or isaac), son of abraham
16מְצַחֵ֔קH6711was sportingto laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
17אֵ֖תH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
18רִבְקָ֥הH7259with Rebekahribkah, the wife of isaac
19אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃H802his wifea 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 ...

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