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And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 1

כִּ֣יkithat

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 26:8 word 2

אָֽרְכוּ\־'a.re.khu-they had become long

Lemma: אָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H0748

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to prolong

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 20:12, Numbers 9:19, Numbers 9:22, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:40, Deuteronomy 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0748; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 3

שָׁם֙shamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 4

הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe days

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 5

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףvai.yash.Kefand he looked down

Lemma: שָׁקַף (sha.qaph) · Strong's: H8259

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to look

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:28, Exodus 14:24, Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28, Deuteronomy 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8259; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 6

אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙'a.vi.Me.lekhAbimelech

Lemma: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.vi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0040G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abimelech

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0040G; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 7

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 8

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines

Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Philistine

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 9

בְּעַ֖דbe.'Adthrough

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 9:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 10

הַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.Lonthe window

Lemma: חַלּוֹן (chal.lon) · Strong's: H2474

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: window

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 8:6, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 2:18, Joshua 2:21, Judges 5:28, 1 Samuel 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2474; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 11

וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 12

וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 13

יִצְחָק֙yitz.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 26:8 word 14

מְצַחֵ֔קme.tza.Chek[was] playing

Lemma: צָחַק (tsa.chaq) · Strong's: H6711

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 21:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6711; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 15

אֵ֖ת'etwith

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 16

רִבְקָ֥הriv.KahRebekah

Lemma: רִבְקָה (riv.qah) · Strong's: H7259

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Rebekah

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 24:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7259; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 17

אִשְׁתּֽוֹ\׃'ish.Towife his

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 26:8 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	כִּי H3588A for
. . .	→	אָרַךְ H0748 to prolong
[Isaac]	→
had been there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
a long time	→	יוֹם H3117G day
Abimelech	→	אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0040G Abimelech
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of the Philistines	→	פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine
looked down	→	שָׁקַף H8259 to look
from	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
the window	→	חַלּוֹן H2474 window
and was surprised to see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
. . .	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
Isaac	→	יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac
caressing	→	צָחַק H6711 to laugh
. . .	→	אֵת H0854 with
his wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
Rebekah	→	רִבְקָה H7259 Rebekah

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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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