Genesis 26:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the wellsהַבְּאֵרֹ֗ת
(hab·be·'e·rot)
875: a well, pitfrom baar
whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
his father'sאָבִ֔יו
(a·viv,)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
servantsעַבְדֵ֣י
(av·dei)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
had dugחָֽפְרוּ֙
(cha·fe·ru)
2658: to dig, search fora prim. root
in the daysבִּימֵ֖י
(bi·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
his father,אָבִ֑יו
(a·viv;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
(pe·lish·tim,)
6430: inhab. of Philistiafrom Pelesheth
stoppedסִתְּמ֣וּם
(sit·te·mum)
5640: to stop up, shut up, keep closea prim. root
up by fillingוַיְמַלְא֖וּם
(vay·mal·'um)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
them with earth.עָפָֽר׃
(a·far.)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For all the wells
'er  (be-ayr')
a pit; especially a well -- pit, well.
which his father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
had digged
chaphar  (khaw-far')
to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore -- dig, paw, search out, seek.
in the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
the Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
had stopped
catham  (saw-tham')
to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret -- closed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.
them and filled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
them with earth
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth.

King James Bible
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father's slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.

International Standard Version
They filled in with sand all of the wells that Isaac's father Abraham's servants had dug during his lifetime.

NET Bible
So the Philistines took dirt and filled up all the wells that his father's servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the Philistines filled in all the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime.

King James 2000 Bible
For all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
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