Tree of Life Version
Genesis 26:4
4I will multiply your seed like the stars of the sky and I will give your seed all these lands. And in your seed all the nations of the earth will continually be blessed,
Genesis 26:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
- New International Version (NIV)I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And 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;
Context of Genesis 26:4
2Then Adonai appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Dwell in the land about which I tell you. 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. I will multiply your seed like the stars of the sky and I will give your seed all these lands. And in your seed all the nations of the earth will continually be blessed, 5because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My mitzvot, My decrees, and My instructions.” 6So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
Read all of Genesis 26Genesis 26:4 word by word
וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will makeרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
- thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- to multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
- as the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
- of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- and will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- all theseאֵל'êl · theseH411
- countriesאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shall all the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- be blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
Cross-references for Genesis 26:4
- Genesis 13:16I will make your seed like the dust of the earth so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your seed could also be counted.
- Genesis 15:5He took him outside and said, “Look up now, at the sky, and count the stars—if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “So shall your seed be.”
- Genesis 17:4“For My part, because My covenant is with you, you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
- Genesis 18:18seeing that Abraham will most certainly become a great and mighty nation and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
- Genesis 22:17I will richly bless you and bountifully multiply your seed like the stars of heaven, and like the sand that is on the seashore, and your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
- Hebrews 11:2For by it the elders received commendation.
- Genesis 12:2My heart’s desire is to make you into a great nation, to bless you, to make your name great so that you may be a blessing.
- Genesis 22:18In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed—because you obeyed My voice.”
- Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name increase before the sun, and may all nations be blessed by him and call him blessed.
- Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets and also of the covenant that God cut with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘In your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
- Galatians 3:8The Scriptures, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the Good News to Abraham in advance, saying, “All the nations shall be blessed through you.”
Commentaries on Genesis 26:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will make thy seed - as the stars of heaven - A promise often repeated to Abraham, and which has been most amply fulfilled both in its literal and spiritual sense.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
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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
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