King James Version

Genesis 26:19

And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

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וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּvayachpervand search outחָפַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and search out”, the next action in the storyH2658properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to exploredig, paw, search out, seek.עַבְדֵֽיavdeservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.יִצְחָ֖קyitschaqIsaac. Compare H3446יִצְחָקnoun, proper name — “Isaac. Compare H3446”H3327Jitschak (or Isaac), son of AbrahamIsaac. Compare H3446 (יִשְׂחָק).בַּנָּ֑חַלbanachalin brookנַחַלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in brook”, the ordinary formH5158a 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.וַיִּ֨מְצְאוּvayimtsevand comeמָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and come”, the next action in the storyH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…שָׁ֔םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.בְּאֵ֖רbeerwellבְּאֵרnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “well”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH875a pit; especially a wellpit, well.מַ֥יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).חַיִּֽיםchayimlifeחַיadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water,

World English Bible

Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing water.

Darby Translation

And Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

Douay-Rheims

And they digged in the torrent, and found living water.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerara, and they found there a well of living water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὤρυξαν οἱ παῖδες Ἰσαὰκ ἐν τῇ φάραγγι Γεράρων· καὶ εὗρον ἐκεῖ φρέαρ ὕδατος ζῶντος.