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

10And Abimelech said, “What is this that you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” 11So Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.” Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundred times as much. And the Lord blessed him, 13and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy; 14for he had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 26:12 word by word

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

• Now Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• sowedזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• in that landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• reapedמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• in the sameהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• a hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• timesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · hundredfoldH8180
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Genesis 26:12

• Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.
• Psalms 72:16May there be abundance of grain on the earth on top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city flourish like the vegetation of the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether one or the other will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.
• Zechariah 8:12‘For there will be the seed of peace: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce, and the heavens will provide their dew; and I will give to the remnant of this people all these things as an inheritance.
• Matthew 13:8But others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.
• Mark 4:8Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.
• Genesis 26:3Live for a time in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.
• Genesis 24:1Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.
• Genesis 30:30For you had little before I came, and it has increased to a multitude, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I turned. But now, when shall I provide for my own household also?”
• Job 42:12The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand 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