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Genesis 21:25

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

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וְהוֹכִ֥חַvehokhichaand argueיָכַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and argue”, a completed actionH3198to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convictappoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.אַבְרָהָ֖םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְavimelekhAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֹדוֹת֙odotcauseאוֹדוֹתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH182turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of(be-) cause, concerning, sake.בְּאֵ֣רbeerwellבְּאֵרnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “well”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH875a pit; especially a wellpit, well.הַמַּ֔יִםhamayimthe waterמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…גָּזְל֖וּgazelvrobגָּזַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “rob”, a completed actionH1497to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or robcatch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.עַבְדֵ֥יavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְavimelekhAbimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

World English Bible

Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

Darby Translation

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

Douay-Rheims

And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤλεγξεν Ἁβραὰμ τὸν Ἀβιμέλεχ περὶ τῶν φρεάτων τοῦ ὕδατος, ὧν ἀφείλοντο οἱ παῖδες τοῦ Ἀβιμέλεχ.