Verse 33

{ "verseID": "Genesis.26.33", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ שִׁבְעָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֤ן שֵׁם־הָעִיר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ ס", "text": "and-*wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾōtāh* *šibʿâ* therefore name-of-*hā-ʿîr* *bəʾēr* *šebaʿ* until *hay-yôm* *hazzeh*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of קרא - and he called", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it/her", "*šibʿâ*": "feminine singular noun - oath/seven", "*hā-ʿîr*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the city", "*bəʾēr*": "construct noun - well of", "*šebaʿ*": "cardinal number/noun - seven/oath", "*hay-yôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day", "*hazzeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this" }, "variants": { "*šibʿâ*": "oath/seven (wordplay on number seven and oath)", "*bəʾēr* *šebaʿ*": "well of oath/well of seven (wordplay)", "*hay-yôm* *hazzeh*": "this day/the present day/today" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 21:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Genesis.21.31", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א לַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ם נִשְׁבְּע֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "On-*kēn* *qārāʾ* to-the-*māqôm* *hahûʾ* *Bəʾēr* *Šābaʿ* *kî* there *nišbəʿû* *šənêhem*.", "grammar": { "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he called", "*la-*": "preposition with definite article - to the", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun - place", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - that", "*Bəʾēr*": "proper noun, construct - well of", "*Šābaʿ*": "proper noun - Sheba/seven", "*kî*": "conjunction - because", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*nišbəʿû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they swore", "*šənêhem*": "numeral with 3rd masculine plural suffix - both of them" }, "variants": { "*ʿal-kēn*": "therefore/for this reason", "*qārāʾ*": "called/named", "*māqôm*": "place/location/site", "*Bəʾēr* *Šābaʿ*": "Well of Oath/Well of Seven/Beersheba", "*nišbəʿû*": "they swore/they took an oath" } }
  • Gen 26:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Genesis.26.28", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ רָא֣וֹ רָאִינוּ֮ כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה ׀ עִמָּךְ֒ וַנֹּ֗אמֶר תְּהִ֨י נָ֥א אָלָ֛ה בֵּינוֹתֵ֖ינוּ בֵּינֵ֣ינוּ וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ וְנִכְרְתָ֥ה בְרִ֖ית עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "and-*wayyōmərû* *rāʾô* *rāʾînû* that-*hāyâ* *yhwh* with-you and-*wannōmer* *təhî* please *ʾālâ* between-us between-us and-between-you and-*nikrətâ* *bərît* with-you", "grammar": { "*wayyōmərû*": "3rd masculine plural Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of אמר - and they said", "*rāʾô*": "Qal infinitive absolute of ראה - seeing", "*rāʾînû*": "1st plural Qal perfect of ראה - we have seen", "*hāyâ*": "3rd masculine singular Qal perfect of היה - he was", "*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH", "*wannōmer*": "1st plural Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of אמר - and we said", "*təhî*": "3rd feminine singular Qal jussive of היה - let there be", "*ʾālâ*": "feminine singular noun - oath/curse", "*nikrətâ*": "1st plural Qal cohortative of כרת - let us cut", "*bərît*": "feminine singular noun - covenant" }, "variants": { "*rāʾô* *rāʾînû*": "idiom - we have clearly seen/we have surely observed", "*ʾālâ*": "oath/sworn agreement/curse [if broken]", "*nikrətâ* *bərît*": "let us make a covenant/let us establish an agreement" } }