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But Abrahamוְ אַבְרָהָםreproachedהוֹכִחַAbimelechאֶת אֲבִימֶלֶךְaboutעַל אֹדוֹתa wellבְּאֵרof waterהַמַּיִםthatאֲשֶׁרthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְhad seized.גָּזְלוּ
Genesis 21:25
Study it in the app“But Abraham reproached Abimelech about a well of water that the servants of Abimelech had seized.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:25, word by word
- But Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- reproachedהוֹכִחַhochiach
rebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “hochiach” appears- Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְavimelech
Abimelech
Abimelech, the name of Philistine kings of Gerar in the days of Abraham and of Isaac, and of other men, such as a son of Gideon. The name means "my father is king"; it may have been a title of the kings of that place.
Where else “avimelech” appears- aboutאֹדוֹתodot
cause
Cause, reason: "because of".
Where else “odot” appears- a wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears- of waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- had seizedגָּזְלוּgazlu
seize, rob
Take by force, rob, tear away.
Where else “gazlu” appears
The context
24Abraham said, “I will swear.”
25 · This verse (above)
26Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; and you also did not tell me, and I too did not hear of it until today.”
To study Genesis 21 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Isaac was born, and what did Sarah say (vv. 1-7)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s care that he heard the voice of the boy in the wilderness (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
Whom that seems to be pushed aside can you give time and attention today?