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# So Isaac settled in Gerar
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Only Isaac is mentioned because he is the leader of the family, but his whole family was with him. AT: "So Isaac and his family settled in Gerar" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# He feared to say
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Here "fear" refers to the unpleasant feeling a person has when there is a threat of harm to himself or others. "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. AT: "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.
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gerar]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rebekah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abimelech]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]]
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