Genesis 26:8
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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.When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
In other translations
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.When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כִּיkithatH3588אָרְכוּ־'arekhu-they had become longH748לוֹloto <the> himשָׁםshamthereH8033הַיָּמִיםhaiyamimthe daysH3117וַיַּשְׁקֵףvaiyashkefand he looked downH8259אֲבִימֶלֶךְ'avimelekhAbimelechH40מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428פְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430בְּעַדbe'adthroughH1157הַחַלּוֹןhachalonthe windowH2474וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaacH3327מְצַחֵקmetzachek[was] playingH6711אֵת'etwithH854רִבְקָהrivkahRebekahH7259אִשְׁתּוֹ׃'ishtowife hisH802
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Related verses
- Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
- Proverbs 7:6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
- Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
- Judges 5:28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’
- Proverbs 5:18-1918 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: 19 A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
- Ecclesiastes 9:9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
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People and places
People: Abimelech (Genesis 20), Isaac, Rebekah