Toledot (תּוֹלְדֹת)
Genesis 25:19 – 28:9
Fourth Aliyah
26:23
From there, [Isaac] went up to Beer-sheba.
From there, [Isaac] went up to Beer-sheba.
Vaya’al misham Be’er Shava.
וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם, בְּאֵר שָׁבַע.
26:24
God appeared to him that night and said, ‘I am God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and grant you very many descendants because of My servant Abraham.’
God appeared to him that night and said, ‘I am God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and grant you very many descendants because of My servant Abraham.’
Vayera elav Adonay balaylah hahu vayomer anochi Elohey Avraham avicha al-tira ki-itecha anochi uverachticha vehirbeyti et-zar’acha ba’avur Avraham avdi.
וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה, בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא, וַיֹּאמֶר, אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ; אַל-תִּירָא, כִּי-אִתְּךָ אָנֹכִי, וּבֵרַכְתִּיךָ וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶת-זַרְעֲךָ, בַּעֲבוּר אַבְרָהָם עַבְדִּי.
26:25
[Isaac] built an altar there and called in God’s name. He set up his tents there, and his servants dug a well in the area.
[Isaac] built an altar there and called in God’s name. He set up his tents there, and his servants dug a well in the area.
Vayiven sham mizbe’ach vayikra beshem Adonay vayet-sham aholo vayichru-sham avdey-Yitschak be’er.
וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ, וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה, וַיֶּט-שָׁם, אָהֳלוֹ; וַיִּכְרוּ-שָׁם עַבְדֵי-יִצְחָק, בְּאֵר.
26:26
Abimelekh came to [Isaac] from Gerar, along with a group of friends and his general Pikhol.
Abimelekh came to [Isaac] from Gerar, along with a group of friends and his general Pikhol.
Va’Avimelech halach elav miGrar ve’achuzat mere’ehu uFichol sar-tseva’o.
וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ, הָלַךְ אֵלָיו מִגְּרָר; וַאֲחֻזַּת, מֵרֵעֵהוּ, וּפִיכֹל, שַׂר-צְבָאוֹ.
26:27
‘Why have you come to me?’ asked Isaac. ‘You hate me; you drove me away from you!’
‘Why have you come to me?’ asked Isaac. ‘You hate me; you drove me away from you!’
Vayomer alehem Yitschak madua batem elay ve’atem snetem oti vateshalchuni me’itchem.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יִצְחָק, מַדּוּעַ בָּאתֶם אֵלָי; וְאַתֶּם שְׂנֵאתֶם אֹתִי, וַתְּשַׁלְּחוּנִי מֵאִתְּכֶם.
26:28
‘We have indeed seen that God is with you,’ they replied. ‘We propose that there now be a dread oath between you and us. Let us make a treaty with you,
‘We have indeed seen that God is with you,’ they replied. ‘We propose that there now be a dread oath between you and us. Let us make a treaty with you,
Vayomru ra’o ra’inu ki-hayah Adonay imach vanomer tehi na alah beynoteynu beyneynu uveynecha venichretah verit imach.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ, רָאוֹ רָאִינוּ כִּי-הָיָה יְהוָה עִמָּךְ, וַנֹּאמֶר תְּהִי נָא אָלָה בֵּינוֹתֵינוּ, בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֶךָ; וְנִכְרְתָה בְרִית, עִמָּךְ.
26:29
that just as we did not touch you, you will do no harm to us. We did only good to you and let you leave in peace. Now you are the one who is blessed by God.’
that just as we did not touch you, you will do no harm to us. We did only good to you and let you leave in peace. Now you are the one who is blessed by God.’
Im-ta’aseh imanu ra’ah ka’asher lo nega’anucha vecha’asher asinu imcha rak-tov vaneshalechacha beshalom atah atah beruch Adonay.
אִם-תַּעֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ רָעָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא נְגַעֲנוּךָ, וְכַאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂינוּ עִמְּךָ רַק-טוֹב, וַנְּשַׁלֵּחֲךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם; אַתָּה עַתָּה, בְּרוּךְ יְהוָה.