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Genesis 26:1

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.

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

And there is a famine in the land, besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

Genesis 26:2

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

Yahweh appeared to him, and said, "Don't go down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I will tell you of.

And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, `Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,

Genesis 26:3

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.

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

sojourn in this land, and I am with thee, and bless thee, for to thee and to thy seed I give all these lands, and I have established the oath which I have sworn to Abraham thy father;

Genesis 26:4

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 multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and will give to your seed all these lands. In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed,

and I have multiplied thy seed as stars of the heavens, and I have given to thy seed all these lands; and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth;

Genesis 26:5

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

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.`

Genesis 26:6

So Isaac abode in Gerara.

Isaac lived in Gerar.

And Isaac dwelleth in Gerar;

Genesis 26:7

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.

The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "My wife," lest, he thought, the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she was beautiful to look on.

and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, `She [is] my sister:` for he hath been afraid to say, `My wife lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she [is] of good appearance.`

Genesis 26:8

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.

It happened, 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 caressing Rebekah, his wife.

And it cometh to pass, when the days have been prolonged to him there, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looketh through the window, and seeth, and lo, Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife.

Genesis 26:9

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.

Abimelech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, surely she is your wife. Why did you say, 'She is my sister?'" Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'Lest I die because of her.'"

And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, `Lo, she [is] surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She [is] my sister?` and Isaac saith unto him, `Because I said, Lest I die for her.`

Genesis 26:10

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:

Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us!"

And Abimelech saith, `What [is] this thou hast done to us? as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us guilt;`

Genesis 26:11

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

Abimelech charged all the people, saying, "He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death."

and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, `He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.`

Genesis 26:12

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

Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.

And Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him;

Genesis 26:13

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

The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

and the man is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great,

Genesis 26:14

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

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

Genesis 26:15

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

and all the wells which his father`s servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.

Genesis 26:16

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

Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go from us, for you are much mightier than we."

And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, `Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;`

Genesis 26:17

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

Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.

and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;

Genesis 26:18

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.

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

and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.

Genesis 26:19

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

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

And Isaac`s servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water,

Genesis 26:20

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.

The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, `The water [is] ours;` and he calleth the name of the well `Strife,` because they have striven habitually with him;

Genesis 26:21

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

They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called the name of it Sitnah.

and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name `Hatred.`

Genesis 26:22

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.

He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, `For now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.`

Genesis 26:23

And he went up from that place to Bersabee,

He went up from there to Beersheba.

And he goeth up from thence [to] Beer-Sheba,

Genesis 26:24

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.

Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Don't be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham's sake."

and Jehovah appeareth unto him during that night, and saith, `I [am] the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I [am] with thee, and have blessed thee, and have multiplied thy seed, because of Abraham My servant;`

Genesis 26:25

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.

He built an altar there, and called on the name of Yahweh, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac's servants dug a well.

and he buildeth there an altar, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah, and stretcheth out there his tent, and there Isaac`s servants dig a well.

Genesis 26:26

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

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

And Abimelech hath gone unto him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol head of his host;

Genesis 26:27

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

Isaac said to them, "Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?"

and Isaac saith unto them, `Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send me away from you?`

Genesis 26:28

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,

They said, "We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

And they say, `We have certainly seen that Jehovah hath been with thee, and we say, `Let there be, we pray thee, an oath between us, between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

Genesis 26:29

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 harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.' You are now the blessed of Yahweh."

do not evil with us, as we have not touched thee, and as we have only done good with thee, and send thee away in peace; thou [art] now blessed of Jehovah.`

Genesis 26:30

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

He made them a feast, and they ate and drink.

And he maketh for them a banquet, and they eat and drink,

Genesis 26:31

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

They rose up some time in the morning, and swore one to another. Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

and rise early in the morning, and swear one to another, and Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from him in peace.

Genesis 26:32

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.

It happened the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."

And it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac`s servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, `We have found water;`

Genesis 26:33

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

He called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

and he calleth it Shebah, [oath,] therefore the name of the city [is] Beer-Sheba, [well of the oath,] unto this day.

Genesis 26:34

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.

When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite,

Genesis 26:35

And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebecca.

They grieved Isaac and Rebekah's spirits.

and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

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