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becauseעֵקֶב אֲשֶׁרAbrahamאַבְרָהָםlistenedשָׁמַעto my voiceבְּקֹלִיand keptוַיִּשְׁמֹרmy charge,מִשְׁמַרְתִּיmy commandments,מִצְוֺתַיmy statutes,חֻקּוֹתַיand my instructions.”וְתוֹרֹתָי
Genesis 26:5
Study it in the app“because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my instructions.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 26:5, word by word
- becauseעֵקֶבekev
because
A word linking a cause to what follows: "because", "since".
Where else “ekev” appears- 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- listenedשָׁמַעshama
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shama” appears- to my voiceקֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- and keptיִּשְׁמֹרyishmor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “yishmor” appears- my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּmishmarti
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmarti” appears- my commandmentsמִצְוֺתַmitsvota
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvota” appears- my statutesחֻקּוֹתַchukota
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukota” appears- and my instructionsתוֹרֹתָtorota
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torota” appears
The context
4I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the heavens and will give to your offspring all these lands; and through your offspring all the nations of the earth will bless themselves,
5 · This verse (above)
6So Isaac lived in Gerar.
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?