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Genesis 26:8

NETBible	After Isaac¹ had been there a long time,² Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed³ Isaac caressing⁴ his wife Rebekah.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 26:8	When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 26:8	It came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out through a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was caressing his wife Rebekah.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 26:8	But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out a window and saw Isaac fondling Rebekah.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 26:8	One day, after they had been there quite a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac fondling his wife Rebekah.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 26:8	And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 26:8	When Isaac had been there a long time, King Abimelech of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw him fondling his wife Rebekah.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 26:8	Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.
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KJV	And it came to pass, when he had been there a long <0748> (8804) time <03117>_, that Abimelech <040> king <04428> of the Philistines <06430> looked out <08259> (8686) at <01157> a window <02474>_, and saw <07200> (8799)_, and, behold, Isaac <03327> [was] sporting <06711> (8764) with Rebekah <07259> his wife <0802>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 26:8	It came <01961> about, when <03588> he had been there <08033> a long <0748> time <03117> , that Abimelech <040> king <04428> of the Philistines <06430> looked <08259> out through <01157> a window <02474> , and saw <07200> , and behold <02009> , Isaac <03327> was caressing <06711> his wife <0802> Rebekah <07259> .
LXXM	egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S de <1161> PRT polucroniov {A-NSM} ekei <1563> ADV parakuqav <3879> V-AAPNS de <1161> PRT abimelec {N-PRI} o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM gerarwn {N-NP} dia <1223> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF yuridov <2376> N-GSF eiden <3708> V-AAI-3S ton <3588> T-ASM isaak <2464> N-PRI paizonta <3815> V-PAPAS meta <3326> PREP rebekkav {N-PRI} thv <3588> T-GSF gunaikov <1135> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	After Isaac had been <01961> there <08033> a long <0748> time <03117> , Abimelech <040> king <04428> of the Philistines <06430> happened to look out <08259> a window <02474> and observed <02009> <07200> Isaac <03327> caressing <06711> his wife <0802> Rebekah <07259> .
HEBREW	wtsa <0802> hqbr <07259> ta <0853> qxum <06711> qxuy <03327> hnhw <02009> aryw <07200> Nwlxh <02474> deb <01157> Mytslp <06430> Klm <04428> Klmyba <040> Pqsyw <08259> Mymyh <03117> Ms <08033> wl <0> wkra <0748> yk <03588> yhyw (26:8) <01961>

NETBible

After Isaac¹ had been there a long time,² Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed³ Isaac caressing⁴ his wife Rebekah.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Heb “and it happened when the days were long to him there.”

³tn Heb “look, Isaac.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the audience to view the scene through Abimelech’s eyes.

⁴tn Or “fondling.”

⁴sn The Hebrew word מְצַחֵק (mÿtsakheq), from the root צָחַק (tsakhaq, “laugh”), forms a sound play with the name “Isaac” right before it. Here it depicts an action, probably caressing or fondling, that indicated immediately that Rebekah was Isaac’s wife, not his sister. Isaac’s deception made a mockery of God’s covenantal promise. Ignoring God’s promise to protect and bless him, Isaac lied to protect himself and acted in bad faith to the men of Gerar.