Genesis 26:12

Genesis 26:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
• New International Version (NIV)Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.

Context of Genesis 26:12

10Abimelech said, “What is this that you have done to us? One of the men [among our people] might easily have been intimate with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us [before God].” 11Then Abimelech commanded all his people, “Whoever touches this man [Isaac] or his wife [Rebekah] shall without exception be put to death.” Then Isaac planted [seed] in that land [as a farmer] and reaped in the same year a hundred times [as much as he had planted], and the Lord blessed and favored him. 13And the man [Isaac] became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and extremely distinguished; 14he owned flocks and herds and a great household [with a number of servants], and the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 26:12 word by word

וַיִּזְרַ֤ע יִצְחָק֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיִּמְצָ֛א בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַהִ֖וא מֵאָ֣ה שְׁעָרִ֑ים וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• sowedזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• in that landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and receivedמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• in the same yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• an hundredfoldשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · hundredfoldH8180
• an hundredfoldמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Genesis 26:12

• Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval]; God, our God, blesses us.
• Psalms 72:16There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon, And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
• Zechariah 8:12‘For there the seed will produce peace and prosperity; the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will produce its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit and possess all these things.
• Matthew 13:8Other seed fell on good soil and yielded grain, some a hundred times as much [as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.
• Mark 4:8And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now He who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed for sowing [that is, your resources] and increase the harvest of your righteousness [which shows itself in active goodness, kindness, and love].
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.
• Genesis 26:3Live temporarily [as a resident] in this land and I will be with you and will bless and favor you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will establish and carry out the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
• Genesis 24:1Now Abraham was old, [well] advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
• Genesis 30:30For you had little before I came and it has increased and multiplied abundantly, and the Lord has favored you with blessings wherever I turned. But now, when shall I provide for my own household?”
• Job 42:12And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Commentaries on Genesis 26:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Isaac sowed in that land - Being now perfectly free from the fear of evil, he betakes himself to agricultural and pastoral pursuits, in which he has the especial blessing of God, so that his property becomes greatly increased. A hundred-fold - שערים מאה , meah shearim, literally, "A hundred-fold of barley;" and so the Septuagint, ̔ . Perhaps such a crop of this grain was a rare occurrence in Gerar. The words, however, may be taken in a general way, as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-35Verses 1-35 - The Events of Isaac‘s Life 5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh “command,” special order. חק choq “decree, statute,” engraven on stone or metal. תירה tôrâh “law,” doctrine, system of moral truth. 10. עשׂק ‛êśeq Eseq, “strife.” 21. שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh Sitnah, “opposition.” 22. רחבית rechobôt Rechoboth, “room.” 26. אחזת 'ǎchuzat Achuzzath, “possession.” 33. שׁבעה shı̂b‛âh Shib‘ah, “seven; oath.” 34. יהוּדית yehûdı̂yt…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 God blessed Isaac. Be it observed, for the encouragement of poor tenants who occupy other people's lands, and are honest and industrious, that God blessed him with a great increase. The Philistines envied Isaac. It is an instance of the vanity of the world; for the more men have of it, the more they are envied, and exposed to censure and injury. Also of the corruption of nature; for that is an ill principle indeed, which makes men grieve at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Isaac lived in the land as a temporary resident. God blessed him, so his crops grew well and he became very rich.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Then Isaac sowed in that land--During his sojourn in that district he farmed a piece of land, which, by the blessing of God on his skill and industry, was very productive (Is 65:13; Psa 37:19); and by his plentiful returns he increased so rapidly in wealth and influence that the Philistines, afraid or envious of his prosperity, obliged him to leave the place (Pr 27:4; Ec 4:4). This may receive illustration from the fact that many Syrian shepherds at…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 26:12

• Blessing
• Isaac

In the dictionaries

• Isaac
• Abimelech
• Agriculture
• Besides
• Famine
• Gerar
• Grief
• Husbandman
• Kindred
• Mind

Commentaries on Genesis 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings