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 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

10And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might soon have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us.” 11So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.” Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. 13The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; 14for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So 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 67:6Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us.
• Psalms 72:16There will be an abundance of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains; Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.
• Zechariah 8:12‘For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.
• Matthew 13:8But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
• Mark 4:8But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
• Genesis 26:3Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform 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 what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the Lord has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?”
• Job 42:12Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one 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