- Genesis 21:22
וַיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר אֱלֹהִים עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה׃
At that time Abimelech and Phicol, chief of his troops, said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything that you do.
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וַהֲוָה בְּעִדָּנָא הַהוּא וַאֲמַר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכׂל רַב חֵילֵיהּ לְאַבְרָהָם לְמֵימַר מֵימְרָא דַּייָ בְּסַעֲדָךְ בְּכֹל דְּאַתְּ עָבֵיד׃
It was at this time, Avimelech and Pichol, his general spoke to Avraham, saying, Elohim is with you in all that you do [the Word of Elohim is your support in all that you do].
- Genesis 21:23
וְעַתָּה הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵאלֹהִים הֵנָּה אִם־תִּשְׁקֹר לִי וּלְנִינִי וּלְנֶכְדִּי כַּחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמְּךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּדִי וְעִם־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־גַּרְתָּה בָּהּ׃
Therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my kith and kin, but will deal with me and with the land in which you have sojourned as loyally as I have dealt with you.”
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וּכְעַן קַיֵּים לִי בְּמֵימְרָא דַּייָ הָכָא דְּלָא תְּשַׁקַּר בִּי וּבִבְרִי וּבְבַר בְּרִי כְּטֵיבוּתָא דַּעֲבַדִית עִמָּךְ תַּעֲבֵיד עִמִּי וְעִם אַרְעָא דְּאִתּוֹתַבְתְּ בַּהּ׃
Now, swear to me here, by [the Word of] Elohim, that you will not deal falsely with me, with my son, or my grandson. The kindness [goodness] that I have done to you, do to me and to the land in which you lived for a while.
- Genesis 21:24
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אָנֹכִי אִשָּׁבֵעַ׃
And Abraham said, “I swear it.”
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וַאֲמַר אַבְרָהָם אֲנָא אֲקַיֵּים׃
Avraham said, I will swear.
- Genesis 21:25
וְהוֹכִחַ אַבְרָהָם אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל־אֹדוֹת בְּאֵר הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר גָּזְלוּ עַבְדֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ׃
Then Abraham reproached Abimelech for the well of water that the servants of Abimelech had seized.
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וְאוֹכַח אַבְרָהָם יָת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל עֵיסַק בֵּירָא דְּמַיָּא דַּאֲנַסוּ עַבְדֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ׃
Avraham then reprimanded Avimelech regarding the well of water that Avimelech’s servants had taken by force.
- Genesis 21:26
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לֹא יָדַעְתִּי מִי עָשָׂה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וְגַם־אַתָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי וְגַם אָנֹכִי לֹא שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּלְתִּי הַיּוֹם׃
But Abimelech said, “I do not know who did this; you did not tell me, nor have I heard of it until today.”
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וַאֲמַר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לָא יְדַעִית מַאן עֲבַד יָת פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין וְאַף אַתְּ לָא חַוֵּית לִי וְאַף אֲנָא לָא שְׁמַעִית אֱלָהֵין יוֹמָא דֵּין׃
Avimelech said, I do not know who did this thing. You also never told me, and I also heard nothing of it until today.
- Genesis 21:27
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם צֹאן וּבָקָר וַיִּתֵּן לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיִּכְרְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בְּרִית׃
Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a pact.
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וּדְבַר אַבְרָהָם עָאן וְתוֹרִין וִיהַב לַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּגְזַרוּ תַּרְוֵיהוֹן קְיָם׃
Avraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Avimelech. The two of them made a covenant.
- Genesis 21:28
וַיַּצֵּב אַבְרָהָם אֶת־שֶׁבַע כִּבְשֹׂת הַצֹּאן לְבַדְּהֶן׃
Abraham then set seven ewes of the flock by themselves,
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וַאֲקֵים אַבְרָהָם יָת שְׁבַע חוּרְפָן דְּעָאן בִּלְחוֹדֵיהוֹן׃
Avraham set seven ewes apart by themselves.
- Genesis 21:29
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־אַבְרָהָם מָה הֵנָּה שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִצַּבְתָּ לְבַדָּנָה׃
and Abimelech said to Abraham, “What mean these seven ewes that you have set apart?”
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וַאֲמַר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְאַבְרָהָם מָא אִנִּין שְׁבַע חוּרְפָן אִלֵּין דַּאֲקֵימְתָּא בִּלְחוֹדֵיהוֹן׃
Avimelech said to Avraham. What is the reason for these seven ewes that you have set apart?
- Genesis 21:30
וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי אֶת־שֶׁבַע כְּבָשֹׂת תִּקַּח מִיָּדִי בַּעֲבוּר תִּהְיֶה־לִּי לְעֵדָה כִּי חָפַרְתִּי אֶת־הַבְּאֵר הַזֹּאת׃
He replied, “You are to accept these seven ewes from me as proof that I dug this well.”
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וַאֲמַר אֲרֵי יָת שְׁבַע חוּרְפָן תְּקַבֵּיל מִן יְדִי בְּדִיל דִּתְהֵי לִי לְסָהֲדוּ אֲרֵי חֲפַרִית יָת בֵּירָא הָדֵין׃
He [Avraham] said, Take these seven ewes from my hand so that it will be proof for me, that I dug this well.
- Genesis 21:31
עַל־כֵּן קָרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בְּאֵר שָׁבַע כִּי שָׁם נִשְׁבְּעוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם׃
Hence that place was called Beer-sheba, for there the two of them swore an oath.
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עַל כֵּן קְרָא לְאַתְרָא הַהוּא בְּאֵר שָׁבַע אֲרֵי תַּמָּן קַיִּימוּ תַּרְוֵיהוֹן׃
Therefore he called that place Beer Sheva, since the two had made an oath there.
- Genesis 21:32
וַיִּכְרְתוּ בְרִית בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע וַיָּקׇם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ וַיָּשֻׁבוּ אֶל־אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃
When they had concluded the pact at Beer-sheba, Abimelech and Phicol, chief of his troops, departed and returned to the land of the Philistines.
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וּגְזַרוּ קְיָם בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע וְקָם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וּפִיכֹל רַב חֵילֵיהּ וְתָבוּ לַאֲרַע פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי׃
They made a covenant in Beer Sheva. Avimelech, and Pichol, his general, then rose and returned to the land of the Philistines.
- Genesis 21:33
וַיִּטַּע אֶשֶׁל בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע וַיִּקְרָא־שָׁם בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֵל עוֹלָם׃
[Abraham] planted a tamarisk at Beer-sheba, and invoked there the name of the ETERNAL, the Everlasting God.
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וּנְצַב נִצְבָּא בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע וְצַלִּי תַּמָּן בִּשְׁמָא דַּייָ אֱלָהּ עָלְמָא׃
Avraham planted an eishel [tree] in Beer Sheva, and there he proclaimed [and there he prayed in] the Name Adonoy, Almighty of the universe.
- Genesis 21:34
וַיָּגׇר אַבְרָהָם בְּאֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים יָמִים רַבִּים׃
And Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines a long time.
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וְאִתּוֹתַב אַבְרָהָם בַּאֲרַע פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי יוֹמִין סַגִּיאִין׃
Avraham lived in the land of the Philistines for many days.