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## So Isaac settled in Gerar ##
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Alternate translation: "So Isaac and his family settled in Gerar." Only Isaac is mentioned because he is the leader of the family, but his whole family was with him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## He feared to say ##
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"He was afraid to say"
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## to get Rebekah ##
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"in order to take Rebekah"
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## He saw, behold, Isaac ##
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The word “behold” shows that what Abimelech saw surprised him. This could be translated as "And, he was surprised to see that Isaac."
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## was caressing Rebekah ##
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Possible meanings are 1) he was touching her the way a husband touches his wife or 2) he was laughing and talking with her the way a husband talks with his wife. Alternate translations: "was touching Rebekah" or "was flirting with Rebekah." |