Genesis 26:29

“that you will not do us harm, just as we have not touched you and just as we have done to you only good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of YHWH.’””

Genesis 26:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Genesis 26:29, word by word

doתַּעֲשֵׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “taase” appears
harmרָעָהraa

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

Where else “raa” appears
we have not touchedנְגַעֲנוּnegaanu

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

Where else “negaanu” appears
goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” appears
and have sent you awayנְּשַׁלֵּחֲneshaleach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “neshaleach” appears
in peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shalom” appears
the blessedבְּרוּךְberuch

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “beruch” appears
of YHWH.’יְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

28They said, “We have clearly seen that YHWH has been with you; so we said, ‘Let there now be an imprecation between us, between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

29 · This verse (above)

30He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

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To study Genesis 26 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did YHWH promise Isaac, and what happened with the wells he dug (vv. 2-5, 18-22)?

  2. 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. 3. How I live it

    How can you respond with peace the next time someone disputes something that is yours?

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