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 King James Version (NKJV)Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.

Context of Genesis 26:12

10Then Abimelech said, “What is it that you’ve done to us? One of the people could have easily slept with your wife and you would’ve brought guilt on us.” 11So Abimelech commanded all the people saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely die!” Then Isaac sowed in that land and in that year reaped a hundredfold. Adonai blessed him 13and the man became great and continued to become greater until he became very great. 14He acquired livestock of sheep and livestock of cattle, and numerous servants. Then 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 67:6Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You.
• Psalms 72:16Let there be abundance of grain in the land. Let it sway on the top of the hills, let its fruit be like Lebanon, and let people of the city flourish like grass of the field.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not let your hand be idle, for you do not know if this or that will succeed, or if both will prosper together.
• Zechariah 8:12“For there will be a sowing of shalom: the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
• Matthew 13:8But others fell on good soil and were producing fruit. They yielded a crop—some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
• Mark 4:8“And others fell into the good soil and were producing fruit, springing up and increasing. They yielded a crop, producing thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now the One who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived—God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also shall reap.
• Genesis 26:3Live as an outsider in this land and I will be with you and bless you—for to you and to your seed I give all these lands—and I will confirm my pledge that I swore to Abraham your father.
• Genesis 24:1Now Abraham was old, advanced in years, and Adonai blessed Abraham in everything.
• Genesis 30:30For you had very little before I came, and it has been busting at the seams in abundance. So Adonai blessed you with my every step. So now, when am I myself going to make something for my household also?”
• Job 42:12So Adonai blessed Job’s latter days more than at his beginning. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 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