Genesis 26
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Genesis 26:1-12

1And there wasH1961 a famineH7458 in the landH776, besides the firstH7223 famineH7458 that wasH1961 in the daysH3117 of AbrahamH85. And IsaacH3327 went unto AbimelechH40 kingH4428 of the PhilistinesH6430, unto GerarH1642. 2And Jehovah appearedH7200 unto him, and saidH559, GoH3381 not downH3381 into EgyptH4714; dwellH7931 in the landH776 which I shall tell thee of: 3sojourn in this landH776, and I will beH1961 with thee, and will blessH1288 thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seedH2233, I will giveH5414 all these landsH776, and I will establishH6965 the oathH7621 which I sware unto AbrahamH85 thy fatherH1; 4and I will multiplyH7235 thy seedH2233 as the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, and will giveH5414 unto thy seedH2233 all these landsH776; and in thy seedH2233 shall all the nationsH1471 of the earthH776 be blessedH1288; 5because that AbrahamH85 obeyed my voiceH6963, and keptH8104 my chargeH4931, my commandmentsH4687, my statutesH2708, and my lawsH8451. 6And IsaacH3327 dweltH3427 in GerarH1642: 7and the menH376 of the placeH4725 askedH7592 him of his wifeH802; and he saidH559, She is my sisterH269: for he fearedH3372 to sayH559, My wifeH802; lestH6435, saidH559 he, the menH376 of the placeH4725 should killH2026 me for RebekahH7259; because she was fair to look upon. 8And it came to pass, when he had beenH1961 there a long time, that AbimelechH40 kingH4428 of the PhilistinesH6430 lookedH7200 out at a windowH2474, and sawH7200, and, behold, IsaacH3327 wasH1961 sporting with RebekahH7259 his wifeH802. 9And AbimelechH40 calledH7121 IsaacH3327, and saidH559, Behold, of a surety she is thy wifeH802: and howH349 saidst thou, She is my sisterH269? And IsaacH3327 saidH559 unto him, Because I saidH559, LestH6435 I dieH4191 because of her. 10And AbimelechH40 saidH559, What is this thou hast done unto us? oneH259 of the peopleH5971 might easily have lainH7901 with thy wifeH802, and thou wouldest have broughtH935 guiltiness upon us. 11And AbimelechH40 charged all the peopleH5971, sayingH559, He that toucheth this manH376 or his wifeH802 shall surely be putH4191 to deathH4191.

12And IsaacH3327 sowedH2232 in that landH776, and foundH4672 in the same yearH8141 a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessedH1288 him.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain