Genesis 26:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham's death; he gave them the same names his father had given them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֨שָׁב יִצְחָ֜ק וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר ׀ אֶת־בְּאֵרֹ֣ת הַמַּ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר חָֽפְרוּ֙ בִּימֵי֙ אַבְרָהָ֣ם אָבִ֔יו וַיְסַתְּמ֣וּם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י מ֣וֹת אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א לָהֶן֙ שֵׁמ֔וֹת כַּשֵּׁמֹ֕ת אֲשֶׁר־קָרָ֥א לָהֶ֖ן אָבִֽיו׃

Transliteration

and-wayyāšāb yiṣḥāq and-wayyaḥpōr ʾet-bəʾērōt ham-mayim which ḥāpərû in-days-of ʾabrāhām his-father and-wayəsattəmûm pəlištîm after môt ʾabrāhām and-wayyiqrāʾ to-them šēmôt like-haš-šēmōt which-qārāʾ to-them his-father

Grammar Details

• *wayyāšāb*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of שוב - and he returned
• *yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac
• *wayyaḥpōr*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of חפר - and he dug
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *bəʾērōt*: feminine plural construct - wells of
• *ham-mayim*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the water
• *ḥāpərû*: 3rd plural Qal perfect of חפר - they had dug
• *ʾabrāhām*: proper noun - Abraham
• *wayəsattəmûm*: 3rd masculine plural Piel imperfect waw-consecutive of סתם + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they had stopped them up
• *pəlištîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
• *môt*: masculine singular construct of מות - death of
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of קרא - and he called
• *šēmôt*: masculine plural noun - names
• *haš-šēmōt*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the names
• *qārāʾ*: 3rd masculine singular Qal perfect of קרא - he had called

Word Meanings

• *wayyāšāb*: and he returned/and he went back
• *wayyaḥpōr*: and he dug/and he excavated/and he reopened
• *bəʾērōt* *ham-mayim*: wells of water/water wells
• *wayəsattəmûm*: and they had stopped them up/and they had plugged them/and they had filled them

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Isaac digd again the wells of water, which they had digd in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Isaac{H3327} digged{H2658} again{H7725} the wells{H875} of water,{H4325} which they had digged{H2658} in the days{H3117} of Abraham{H85} his father;{H1} for the Philistines{H6430} had stopped{H5640} them after{H310} the death{H4194} of Abraham;{H85} and he called{H7121} their names{H8034} after the names{H8034} by which{H834} his father{H1} had called{H7121} them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Isaac{H3327} digged{H2658}{(H8799)} again{H7725}{(H8799)} the wells{H875} of water{H4325}, which they had digged{H2658}{(H8804)} in the days{H3117} of Abraham{H85} his father{H1}; for the Philistines{H6430} had stopped{H5640}{(H8762)} them after{H310} the death{H4194} of Abraham{H85}: and he called{H7121}{(H8799)} their names{H8034} after the names{H8034} by which{H834} his father{H1} had called{H7121}{(H8804)} them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Isaac digged agayne the welles of water which they dygged in the dayes of Abraha his father which the Philestias had stoppe after ye deth of Abraha and gaue the the same names which hys father gaue the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he was satled, he caused to dygge vp the welles agayne, that they had dygged vp in his father Abrahas tyme, which the Philistynes had stopte after the death of Abraham, and he called the after ye same names that his father had named them withall.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Izhak returning, digged the welles of water, which they had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father: for the Philistims had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and hee gaue them the same names, which his father gaue them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Isahac returning, digged againe the welles of water which they digged in the dayes of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham, & named them after the same names by the which his father had named them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made again the water-holes which had been made in the days of Abraham his father, and which had been stopped up by the Philistines; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug back in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after Abraham died. Isaac gave these wells the same names his father had given them.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 21:31 : 31 That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
• Num 32:38 : 38 as well as Nebo, Baal-meon (with their names changed), and Sibmah, and they gave new names to the cities they rebuilt.
• Ps 16:4 : 4 The sorrows of those who run after another god will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood or take their names upon my lips.
• Hos 2:17 : 17 From there I will give her vineyards back to her and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up from the land of Egypt.
• Zech 13:2 : 2 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. Moreover, I will eliminate the false prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.