Genesis 26
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Genesis 26

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1And there was a famineH7458 in the landH776, besidesH905 the firstH7223 famineH7458 that was in the daysH3117 of AbrahamH85. And IsaacH3327 wentH3212 to AbimelechH40 kingH4428 of the PhilistinesH6430 to GerarH1642. 2And the LORDH3068 appearedH7200 to him, and saidH559, Go not downH3381 into EgyptH4714; dwellH7931 in the landH776 which I shall tellH559 thee of: 3SojournH1481 in this landH776, and I will be with thee, and will blessH1288 thee; for to thee, and to thy seedH2233, I will giveH5414 all theseH411 countriesH776, and I will performH6965 the oathH7621 which I sworeH7650 to AbrahamH85 thy fatherH1; 4And I will makeH7235 thy seedH2233 to multiplyH7235 as the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, and will giveH5414 to thy seedH2233 all theseH411 countriesH776; and in thy seedH2233 shall all the nationsH1471 of the earthH776 be blessedH1288; 5BecauseH6118 that AbrahamH85 obeyedH8085 my voiceH6963, and keptH8104 my chargeH4931, my commandmentsH4687, my statutesH2708, and my lawsH8451.

6And IsaacH3327 dweltH3427 in GerarH1642: 7And the menH582 of the placeH4725 askedH7592 him of his wifeH802; and he saidH559, She is my sisterH269: for he fearedH3372 to sayH559, She is my wifeH802; lest, said he, the menH582 of the placeH4725 should killH2026 me for RebekahH7259; because she was fairH2896 to look uponH4758. 8And it came to pass, when he had been there a longH748 timeH3117, that AbimelechH40 kingH4428 of the PhilistinesH6430 looked outH8259 atH1157 a windowH2474, and sawH7200, and, behold, IsaacH3327 was sportingH6711 with RebekahH7259 his wifeH802. 9And AbimelechH40 calledH7121 IsaacH3327, and saidH559, Behold, surelyH389 she is thy wifeH802: and how saidstH559 thou, She is my sisterH269? And IsaacH3327 saidH559 to him, Because I saidH559, Lest I should dieH4191 on her account. 10And AbimelechH40 saidH559, What is this thou hast doneH6213 to us? oneH259 of the peopleH5971 might lightlyH4592 have lainH7901 with thy wifeH802, and thou wouldest have broughtH935 guiltinessH817 upon us. 11And AbimelechH40 chargedH6680 all his peopleH5971, sayingH559, He that touchethH5060 this manH376 or his wifeH802 shall surelyH4191 be put to deathH4191.

12Then IsaacH3327 sowedH2232 in that landH776, and receivedH4672 in the same yearH8141 an hundredfoldH3967H8180: and the LORDH3068 blessedH1288 him.1 13And the manH376 became greatH1431, and continuedH3212H1980, and grewH1432 until he becameH1431 veryH3966 greatH1431:2 14For he had possessionH4735 of flocksH6629, and possessionH4735 of herdsH1241, and very manyH7227 servantsH5657: and the PhilistinesH6430 enviedH7065 him.3 15For all the wellsH875 which his father’sH1 servantsH5650 had dugH2658 in the daysH3117 of AbrahamH85 his fatherH1, the PhilistinesH6430 had stoppedH5640 them, and filledH4390 them with earthH6083. 16And AbimelechH40 saidH559 to IsaacH3327, GoH3212 from us; for thou art muchH3966 mightierH6105 than we. 17And IsaacH3327 departedH3212 from there, and pitched his tentH2583 in the valleyH5158 of GerarH1642, and dweltH3427 thereH8033. 18And IsaacH3327 dugH2658 againH7725 the wellsH875 of waterH4325, which they had dugH2658 in the daysH3117 of AbrahamH85 his fatherH1; for the PhilistinesH6430 had stoppedH5640 them afterH310 the deathH4194 of AbrahamH85: and he calledH7121 their namesH8034 after the namesH8034 by whichH834 his fatherH1 had calledH7121 them. 19And Isaac’sH3327 servantsH5650 dugH2658 in the valleyH5158, and foundH4672 there a wellH875 of springingH2416 waterH4325.4 20And the herdmenH7462 of GerarH1642 contendedH7378 with Isaac’sH3327 herdmenH7462, sayingH559, The waterH4325 is ours: and he calledH7121 the nameH8034 of the wellH875 EsekH6230; because they stroveH6229 with him.5 21And they dugH2658 anotherH312 wellH875, and contendedH7378 for that also: and he calledH7121 the name of itH8034 SitnahH7856.6 22And he departedH6275 from there, and dugH2658 anotherH312 wellH875; and for that they did not contendH7378: and he calledH7121 the name of itH8034 RehobothH7344; and he saidH559, For nowH6258 the LORDH3068 hath made roomH7337 for us, and we shall be fruitfulH6509 in the landH776.7 23And he went upH5927 from there to BeershebaH884. 24And the LORDH3068 appearedH7200 to him the same nightH3915, and saidH559, I am the GodH430 of AbrahamH85 thy fatherH1: fearH3372 not, for I am withH854 thee, and will blessH1288 thee, and multiplyH7235 thy seedH2233 for my servantH5650 Abraham’sH85 sake. 25And he builtH1129 an altarH4196 there, and calledH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068, and pitchedH5186 his tentH168 there: and there Isaac’sH3327 servantsH5650 dugH3738 a wellH875.

26Then AbimelechH40 wentH1980 to him from GerarH1642, and AhuzzathH276 one of his friendsH4828, and PhicholH6369 the chief captainH8269 of his armyH6635. 27And IsaacH3327 saidH559 to them, WhyH4069 comeH935 ye to me, seeing ye hateH8130 me, and have sent me awayH7971 from you? 28And they saidH559, We sawH7200 certainlyH7200 that the LORDH3068 was with thee: and we saidH559, Let there be now an oathH423 betweenH996 us, even betweenH996 us and thee, and let us makeH3772 a covenantH1285 with thee;8 29That thou wilt doH6213 us no harmH7451, as we have not touchedH5060 thee, and as we have doneH6213 to thee nothing butH7535 goodH2896, and have sent thee awayH7971 in peaceH7965: thou art nowH6258 the blessedH1288 of the LORDH3068.9 30And he madeH6213 them a feastH4960, and they ateH398 and drankH8354. 31And they rose earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, and sworeH7650 oneH376 to anotherH251: and IsaacH3327 sent them awayH7971, and they departedH3212 from him in peaceH7965. 32And it came to pass the same dayH3117, that Isaac’sH3327 servantsH5650 cameH935, and toldH5046 him concerningH182 the wellH875 which they had dugH2658, and saidH559 to him, We have foundH4672 waterH4325. 33And he calledH7121 it ShebahH7656: therefore the nameH8034 of the cityH5892 is BeershebaH884 to this dayH3117.1011

34And EsauH6215 was fortyH705 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he tookH3947 for a wifeH802 JudithH3067 the daughterH1323 of BeeriH882 the HittiteH2850, and BashemathH1315 the daughterH1323 of ElonH356 the HittiteH2850: 35Who were a griefH4786 of mindH7307 to IsaacH3327 and RebekahH7259.12

Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 26:12 received: Heb. found ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 26:13 went...: Heb. went going ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 26:14 servants: or, husbandry ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 26:19 springing: Heb. living ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 26:20 Esek: that is, Contention ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah: that is, Hatred ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth: that is Room ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 26:28 We saw...: Heb. Seeing we saw ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 26:29 That...: Heb. If thou shalt ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 26:33 Shebah: That is, an oath ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 26:33 Beersheba: that is, the well of the oath ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 26:35 a grief...: Heb. bitterness of spirit ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 26

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain