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name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Esau’s wives made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they brought bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and they were a source of grief to [Esau’s parents] Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But these two women brought a lot of grief to Esau's parents Isaac and Rebekah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These women brought Isaac and Rebekah a lot of grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They made life miserable for Isaac and Rebecca. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This brought extreme grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They caused Isaac and Rebekah great anxiety. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will be bitterness of spirit to Isaak and to Rebekah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they became a source of bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they grieved the spirit of Isaac and of Raphqa. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they were a bitterness of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they were provoking to Isaac and Rebecca.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/26-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6310" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Esau's Wives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34</span>When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tih·ye·nā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">they brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/4786.htm" title="4786: mō·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Bitterness. From marar; bitterness, i.e. trouble.">grief</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">to Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/7259.htm" title="7259: ū·lə·riḇ·qāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Wife of Isaac. From an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering; Ribkah, the wife of Isaac.">and Rebekah.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a></span><br />Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-8.htm">Genesis 28:8-9</a></span><br />And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, / Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30</a></span><br />Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Genesis 49:7</a></span><br />Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a></span><br />And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a></span><br />I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-25.htm">Proverbs 17:25</a></span><br />A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-13.htm">Proverbs 19:13</a></span><br />A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-35.htm">Matthew 10:35-36</a></span><br />For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-53.htm">Luke 12:53</a></span><br />They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a></span><br />“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.</p><p class="hdg">Which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a></b></br> And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these <i>which are</i> of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1,2,8</a></b></br> And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan… </p><p class="hdg">grief of mind.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-15.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/genesis/6-7.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/26-32.htm">Isaac's</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/genesis/26-8.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/26-8.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Rebekah's</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Source</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/27-34.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/genesis/27-1.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Isaac's</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/32-7.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Rebecca</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Rebekah</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Rebekah's</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Source</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">He digs wells.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau's wives.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And they brought grief</b><br>This phrase refers to Esau's wives, Judith and Basemath, who were Hittites. The grief they brought to Isaac and Rebekah can be understood in the context of the cultural and religious differences between the Hittites and the Hebrews. The Hittites were part of the Canaanite tribes, known for their idolatrous practices, which were in direct opposition to the worship of Yahweh. This intermarriage with the Hittites would have been seen as a threat to the covenantal purity and the spiritual heritage of Abraham's descendants. The grief is not merely personal but also spiritual, as it represents a potential deviation from God's promises and commands regarding the chosen lineage.<p><b>to Isaac and Rebekah</b><br>Isaac and Rebekah, as the patriarch and matriarch of the covenant family, had a vested interest in maintaining the purity of their lineage. Their grief is compounded by the fact that Esau, as the firstborn, was expected to carry on the family line in accordance with God's promises to Abraham. The choice of Esau's wives reflects his disregard for the spiritual responsibilities associated with his birthright, which he had already shown by selling it to Jacob for a meal (<a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Genesis 25:29-34</a>). This situation foreshadows the ongoing tension between Esau and Jacob, and the eventual fulfillment of God's plan through Jacob, who becomes Israel. The grief of Isaac and Rebekah also highlights the importance of marrying within the faith, a theme that is echoed throughout Scripture, including in the New Testament (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>- The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, known for selling his birthright to his brother Jacob. His marriages to Hittite women caused distress to his parents.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>- The son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Esau and Jacob. He is a patriarch in the lineage of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebekah.htm">Rebekah</a></b><br>- The wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob. She played a significant role in the family dynamics and the fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hittite_women.htm">Hittite Women</a></b><br>- The women from the Hittite nation whom Esau married. Their cultural and religious differences brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>- The land where Isaac and his family lived, inhabited by various tribes including the Hittites, who were often at odds with the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_unequally_yoked_relationships.htm">The Impact of Unequally Yoked Relationships</a></b><br>Esau's marriages to Hittite women serve as a cautionary tale about the challenges and grief that can arise from being unequally yoked in faith and values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/parental_influence_and_responsibility.htm">Parental Influence and Responsibility</a></b><br>Isaac and Rebekah's grief highlights the importance of guiding children in making godly choices, especially in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_integrity.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Integrity</a></b><br>The account underscores the need for maintaining cultural and spiritual integrity in a world with differing values and beliefs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Esau's actions remind us that disobedience to God's commands can lead to personal and familial distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>The grief of Isaac and Rebekah reflects the significance of preserving a spiritual heritage and the challenges faced when it is threatened.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_isaac's_life_in_the_bible.htm">What key events define Isaac's life in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaac's_lie_in_gen_26_7_mirror_abraham's.htm">In Genesis 26:7, does Isaac's deception about Rebekah mirror Abraham's story too closely, suggesting the same incident was repeated or borrowed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_abimelech_in_genesis_26_8_related.htm">How do we reconcile the figure called Abimelech here (Genesis 26:8) with the Abimelech who interacted with Abraham generations earlier?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jacob's_pride_important.htm">What is the significance of Jacob's pride?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Which were a grief of mind</span> (literally, <span class="accented">bitterness of spirit</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>unto Isaac and to Rebekah</span> - possibly because of their personal characters, but chiefly because of their Canaanitish descent, and because in marrying them Esau had not only violated the Divine law which forbade polygamy, but also evinced an utterly irreligious and unspiritual disposition. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/26-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּהְיֶ֖יןָ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tih·ye·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they brought</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֑וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grief</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹ֣רַת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4786.htm">Strong's 4786: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitterness, trouble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Isaac</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִצְחָ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Rebekah.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·riḇ·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7259.htm">Strong's 7259: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rebekah -- wife of Isaac</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/26-35.htm">Genesis 26:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">OT Law: Genesis 26:35 They grieved Isaac's and Rebekah's spirits (Gen. 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