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He madeוַיַּעַשׂthemלָהֶםa feast,מִשְׁתֶּהand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drank.וַיִּשְׁתּוּ
Genesis 26:30
Study it in the app“He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 26:30, word by word
- He madeיַּעַשׂyaas
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaas” appears- a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishte
feast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appears- and they ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears
The context
29that 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.’”
30 · This verse (above)
31They rose early in the morning and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they went from him in peace.
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?