Genesis 26:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 26:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָֽרְכוּ
ʼârak
H748
to be long
ל֥וֹ
שָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיַּשְׁקֵ֗ף
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
בְּעַ֖ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן
challôwn
H2474
window
וַיַּ֗רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יִצְחָק֙
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
מְצַחֵ֔ק
tsâchaq
H6711
to laugh
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H854
with
רִבְקָ֥ה
Ribqâh
H7259
Rebekah
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then it happened, when the days had been long for him there, then Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked down from a window and saw that, behold, Isaac was laughing with Rebekah his wife.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).