Genesis 26:15
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
עֶבֶד
the servants of
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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סָתַם
they stopped up/ them
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סָתַם
to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
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חָפַר
they had dug
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חָפַר
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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