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And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. (KJV)

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וַיָּרִ֜יבוּvai.ya.Ri.vuand they disputed

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to contend

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18, Numbers 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 1

רֹעֵ֣יro.'Ei[the] herdsmen of

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 2

גְרָ֗רge.RarGerar

Lemma: גְּרָר (ge.rar) · Strong's: H1642

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gerar

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:6, Genesis 26:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1642; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 3

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 4

רֹעֵ֥יro.'Ei[the] herdsmen of

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 5

יִצְחָ֛קyitz.ChakIsaac

Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Isaac

Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 6

לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 7

הַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimthe water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 8

וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 9

שֵֽׁם\־shem-[the] name of

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 10

הַבְּאֵר֙ha.be.'Erthe well

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 11

עֵ֔שֶׂק'E.sekEsek

Lemma: עֵ֫שֶׂק (e.seq) · Strong's: H6230

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Esek

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6230; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 12

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 13

הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּhit.'a.se.Kuthey quarreled

Lemma: עָשַׂק (a.saq) · Strong's: H6229

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVtp3cp)

Meaning: to contend

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6229; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 14

עִמּֽוֹ\׃i.Mowith him

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 26:20 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But the herdsmen	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
of Gerar	→	גְּרָר H1642 Gerar
quarreled	→	רִיב H7378 to contend
with	→	עִם H5973A with
Isaac’s	→	יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac
herdsmen	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
The water is ours	→	מַי H4325G water
So he named	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
. . .	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
the well	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
Esek	→	עֵ֫שֶׂק H6230 Esek
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
they contended	→	עָשַׂק H6229 to contend
with him	→	עִם H5973A with

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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