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Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Isaac,אֶל יִצְחָק“Go awayלֵךְfrom us,מֵעִמָּנוּforכִּיyou have become much mightierעָצַמְתָּ מְאֹדthan we.”מִמֶּנּוּ
Genesis 26:16
Study it in the app“Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you have become much mightier than we.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 26:16, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- “Go awayלֵךְlech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lech” appears- you have become much mightierעָצַמְתָּatsamta
grow mighty
To become mighty and grow in strength.
Where else “atsamta” appears- you have become much mightierמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
The context
15All the wells that the servants of his father had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped up and filled with dust.
16 · This verse (above)
17Isaac went away from there and camped in the valley of Gerar and lived there.
To study Genesis 26 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH promise Isaac, and what happened with the wells he dug (vv. 2-5, 18-22)?
2. What it means
What did Isaac say when he named the well Rehoboth, the one they did not quarrel over, and what does that show about his attitude (vv. 20-22)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond with peace the next time someone disputes something that is yours?