KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 26:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, 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 caressing Rebekah, his wife.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, when the days have been prolonged to him there, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looketh through the window, and seeth, and lo, Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife.
Surrounding context — Genesis 26
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7 And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.
8 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.
9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
10 And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11 And Abimelech charged all [his] people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאָֽרְכוּ־H748 · a.rakhto prolongל֥וֹH9033 · ohimשָׁם֙H8033 · shamthereהַיָּמִ֔יםH3117 · yomdayוַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ףH8259 · sha.qaphto lookאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙H40 · a.vi.me.lekhAbimelechמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineבְּעַ֖דH1157 · be.adabout/through/forהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןH2474 · chal.lonwindowוַיַּ֗רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeוְהִנֵּ֤הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdיִצְחָק֙H3327 · yits.chaqIsaacמְצַחֵ֔קH6711 · tsa.chaqto laughאֵ֖תH854 · etwithרִבְקָ֥הH7259 · riv.qahRebekahאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
Cross-references
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.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?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.Proverbs 5:18-19Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.Proverbs 7:6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,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.
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