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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him.

Context of Genesis 26:12

10Then Abimelek said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.” 11So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: “Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.” Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. 13The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy. 14He had so many flocks and herds and servants 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

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 land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
• Psalms 72:16May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.
• Zechariah 8:12“The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
• Matthew 13:8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
• Mark 4:8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
• Genesis 26:3Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
• Genesis 24:1Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.
• Genesis 30:30The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something for my own household?”
• Job 42:12The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand 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

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• 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