Genesis 26:30

Genesis 26:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
• New International Version (NIV)Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

Context of Genesis 26:30

28They said, “We have seen plainly that the Lord has been with you; so we said, ‘An oath must now be taken by us,’ that is, by you and us. So let us make a covenant with you, 29that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.” Then he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31In the morning they got up early and exchanged oaths; then Isaac sent them away, and they left him in peace. 32Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

Genesis 26:30 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• them a feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• and they ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Genesis 26:30

• Genesis 19:3Yet he strongly urged them, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
• Genesis 21:8And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
• Genesis 31:54Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain, and called his relatives to the meal; and they ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.
• Romans 12:18If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.
• Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Peter 4:9Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

Commentaries on Genesis 26:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30He made them a feast - Probably on the sacrifice that was offered on the occasion of making this covenant. This was a common custom.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. 26-33Verses 26-33 When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him, Pr 16:7. Kings' hearts are in his hands, and when he pleases, he can turn them to favour his people. It is not wrong to stand upon our guard in dealing with those who have acted unfairly. But Isaac did not insist on the unkindnesses they had done him; he freely entered into friendship with them. Religion teaches us to be neighbourly, and, as much as in us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-33This oath is like the one a previous king made with Abraham (see 21:22–31). This king acknowledged that God was blessing Isaac. He understood that an oath with Isaac would be beneficial. No opposition can stop God's blessing. It will flourish, and other nations will notice it. They will seek peace with God's people to share in the blessing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-3326-33. Then Abimelech went to him--As there was a lapse of ninety years between the visit of Abraham and of Isaac, the Abimelech and Phichol spoken of must have been different persons' official titles. Here is another proof of the promise (Ge 12:2) being fulfilled, in an overture of peace being made to him by the king of Gerar. By whatever motive the proposal was dictated--whether fear of his growing power, or regret for the bad usage they had given him…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 26:30

• Alliances
• Covenant
• Diplomacy
• Feasts
• Hospitality
• Isaac
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Besides
• Entertain
• Famine
• Grief
• Kindred
• Mind
• Rebekah
• Seeing
• Touch

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