Study it in the app“The men of the place asked about his wife, and he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is beautiful in appearance.””
The menאַנְשֵׁיof the placeהַמָּקוֹםaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּabout his wife,לְאִשְׁתּוֹand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Sheהִואis my sister,”אֲחֹתִיforכִּיhe was afraidיָרֵאto say,לֵאמֹר“My wife,”אִשְׁתִּיthinking, “lestפֶּןthe menאַנְשֵׁיof the placeהַמָּקוֹםkill meיַהַרְגֻנִיon account ofעַלRebekah,רִבְקָהforכִּיsheהִיאis beautifulטוֹבַתin appearance.”מַרְאֶה
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appearsask
To ask a question.
Where else “yishalu” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appearsfear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yare” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “yahargu” appearsRebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appearsgood
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tovat” appearsappearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears6So Isaac lived in Gerar.
7 · This verse (above)
8When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down through the window and saw, and look, Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife.
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?
