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Genesis 26:17

And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…מִשָּׁ֖םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.יִצְחָ֑קyitschaqIsaac. Compare H3446יִצְחָקnoun, proper name — “Isaac. Compare H3446”H3327Jitschak (or Isaac), son of AbrahamIsaac. Compare H3446 (יִשְׂחָק).וַיִּ֥חַןvayichanand encampחָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and encamp”, the next action in the storyH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.בְּנַֽחַלbenachalin brookנַחַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in brook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.גְּרָ֖רgerarGerarגְּרָרnoun, proper name — “Gerar”H1642Gerar, a Philistine cityGerar.וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…שָֽׁםshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;

World English Bible

Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.

Darby Translation

And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his camp in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Douay-Rheims

So he departed and came to the torrent of Gerara, to dwell there:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and dwelt there.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν Ἰσαάκ· καὶ κατέλυσεν ἐν τῇ φάραγγι Γεράρων, καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐκεῖ.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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