Genesis 26:5

Genesis 26:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
• New International Version (NIV)because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”

Context of Genesis 26:5

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. 4And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” 6So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 7And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, “She is my sister”; for he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold.”

Genesis 26:5 word by word

עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָהָ֖ם בְּקֹלִ֑י וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י מִצְוֹתַ֖י חֻקּוֹתַ֥י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Becauseעֵ֫קֶב‛êqeb · consequenceH6118
• that Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• obeyedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my chargeמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and my lawsתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Genesis 26:5

• Genesis 12:4So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
• Genesis 17:23So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day, as God had said to him.
• Genesis 18:19For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
• Genesis 22:16and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—
• Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.
• Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
• Matthew 5:19Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
• James 2:21Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?

Commentaries on Genesis 26:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Abraham obeyed my voice - מימרי meimeri, my Word. See Genesis 15:1. My charge - משמרתי mishmarti, from שמר shamar, he kept, observed, etc., the ordinances or appointments of God. These were always of two kinds: Such as tended to promote moral improvement, the increase of piety, the improvement of the age, etc. And Such as were typical of the promised seed, and the salvation which was to come by him. For commandments, statutes, etc., the reader is…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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5The Lord assured Isaac that the covenant promises (compare 12:2–3; 15:5–8; 17:3–8; 22:15–18; 28:13–14) would pass to him because Abraham faithfully listened to God and obeyed all his requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. These terms were later used in Deuteronomy to describe God’s full legal covenant with Israel. An Israelite would immediately think of the complete Torah when hearing these words and be prompted to obey God’s law as Abraham…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. And there was a famine in the land ... And Isaac went unto ... Gerar--The pressure of famine in Canaan forced Isaac with his family and flocks to migrate into the land of the Philistines, where he was exposed to personal danger, as his father had been on account of his wife's beauty; but through the seasonable interposition of Providence, he was preserved (Psa 105:14, 15).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 26:5

• Abraham
• Blessing
• Children
• Intercession
• Isaac

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Abimelech
• Besides
• 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