Genesis 26:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֖ם יִצְחָ֑ק וַיִּ֥חַן בְּנַֽחַל־גְּרָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב שָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

and-wayyēlek from-there yiṣḥāq and-wayyiḥan in-naḥal-gərār and-wayyēšeb there

Grammar Details

*wayyēlek*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of הלך - and he went
*yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac
*wayyiḥan*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of חנה - and he camped
*naḥal*: masculine singular construct - valley of
*gərār*: proper noun - Gerar
*wayyēšeb*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of ישב - and he dwelt

Word Meanings

*wayyēlek*: and he went/and he departed/and he left
*wayyiḥan*: and he camped/and he settled/and he pitched [his tent]
*naḥal*: valley/wadi/river bed
*wayyēšeb*: and he dwelt/and he lived/and he settled

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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