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Genesis 26:1

And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

And when a famine came in the land, after that barrenness which had happened in the days of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Palestines to Gerara.

Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.

Genesis 26:2

And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

And the Lord appeared to him and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.

And the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge:

Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee. For unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father.

And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.

Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

Genesis 26:4

And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

And I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven: and I will give to thy posterity all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;

Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws.

Because Abraham gave ear to my voice and kept my words, my rules, my orders, and my laws.

Genesis 26:6

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

So Isaac abode in Gerara.

So Isaac went on living in Gerar;

Genesis 26:7

And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon.

And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister; for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would like him because of her beauty.

And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.

Genesis 26:8

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

And when very many days were passed, and he abode there, Abimelech king of the Palestines looking out through a window, saw him playing with Rebecca his wife.

And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.

Genesis 26:9

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife. And how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.

And calling for him, he said: It is evident she is thy wife: why didst thou feign her to be thy sister? He answered: I feared lest I should die for her sake.

And he said to Isaac, It is clear that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said, For fear that I might be put to death because of her.

Genesis 26:10

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

And Abimelech said: Why hadst thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying:

Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.

Genesis 26:11

And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

He that shall touch this man's wife, shall surely be put to death.

And Abimelech gave orders to his people that anyone touching Isaac or his wife was to be put to death.

Genesis 26:12

And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.

And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.

Genesis 26:13

And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

And the man was enriched, and he went on prospering and increasing, till he became exceeding great:

And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;

Genesis 26:14

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.

And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him,

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

Genesis 26:15

Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

Stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father Abraham had digged, filling them up with earth:

Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines.

Genesis 26:16

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much mightier than we.

Insomuch that Abimelech himself said to Isaac: Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are stronger than we are.

Genesis 26:17

And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

So he departed and came to the torrent of Gerara, to dwell there:

So Isaac went away from there, and put up his tents in the valley of Gerar, making his living-place there.

Genesis 26:18

And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. And he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

And he digged again other wells, which the servants of his father Abraham had digged, and which, after his death, the Palestines had of old stopped up: and he called them by the same names by which his father before had called them.

And he made again the water-holes which had been made in the days of Abraham his father, and which had been stopped up by the Philistines; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.

Genesis 26:19

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

And they digged in the torrent, and found living water.

Now Isaac's servants made holes in the valley, and came to a spring of flowing water.

Genesis 26:20

And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny.

But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.

Genesis 26:21

And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

And they digged also another; and for that they quarreled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.

Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.

Genesis 26:22

And he removed from thence, and digged another well. And for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth. And he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Going forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not: therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth.

Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.

Genesis 26:23

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

And he went up from that place to Bersabee,

And from there he went on to Beer-sheba.

Genesis 26:24

And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Where the Lord appeared to him that same might, saying: I am the God of Abraham thy father; do not fear, for I am with thee: I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.

Genesis 26:25

And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants digged a well.

And he built there an altar: and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent: and commanded his servants to dig a well.

Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.

Genesis 26:26

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

To which place when Abimelech, and Ochozath his friend, and Phicol chief captain of his soldiers came from Gerara,

And Abimelech had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his friend and Phicol, the captain of his army.

Genesis 26:27

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

Isaac said to them: Why are ye come to me, a man whom you hate, and have thrust out from you?

And Isaac said to them, Why have you come to me, seeing that in your hate for me you sent me away from you?

Genesis 26:28

And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee. And we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

And they answered: We saw that the Lord is with thee, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us make a covenant,

And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

Genesis 26:29

that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace. Thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.

That thou do us no harm, as we on our part have touched nothing of thine, nor have done any thing to hurt thee: but with peace have sent thee away increased with the blessing of the Lord.

That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you.

Genesis 26:30

And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

And he made them a feast, and after they had eaten and drunk:

Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.

Genesis 26:31

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Arising in the morning, they swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away peaceably to their own home.

And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.

Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

And behold the same day the servants of Isaac came, telling him of a well which they had digged, and saying: We have found water.

And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.

Genesis 26:33

And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

Whereupon he called it Abundance: and the name of the city was called Bersabee, even to this day.

And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.

Genesis 26:34

And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

And Esau being forty years old, married wives, Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon of the same place.

And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Genesis 26:35

And they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca.

And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.

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