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Genesis 26 (WEBP)

[1] There was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
[2] Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
[3] Live in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For I will give to you, and to your offspring, all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
[4] I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,
[5] because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
[6] Isaac lived in Gerar.
[7] 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 is beautiful to look at.”
[8] When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.
[9] 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.’ ”
[10] 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!”
[11] Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
[12] Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
[13] The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
[14] He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
[15] 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.
[16] Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
[17] Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.
[18] 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.
[19] Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing water.
[20] The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
[21] They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.
[22] He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
[23] He went up from there to Beersheba.
[24] 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 offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
[25] He built an altar there, and called on Yahweh’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug a well.
[26] Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.
[27] Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me, and have sent me away from you?”
[28] 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’s make a covenant with you,
[29] 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.”
[30] He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
[31] They rose up some time in the morning, and swore an oath to one another. Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
[32] The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”
[33] He called it “Shibah”. Therefore the name of the city is “Beersheba” to this day.
[34] 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.
[35] They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits.

Genesis 26:19 Or, living. Or, fresh.
Genesis 26:20 “Esek” means “contention”.
Genesis 26:21 “Sitnah” means “hostility”.
Genesis 26:22 “Rehoboth” means “broad places”.
Genesis 26:33a Shibah means “oath” or “seven”.
Genesis 26:33b Beersheba means “well of the oath” or “well of the seven”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 26 (KJVS)

[1] And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went () unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
[2] And the Lord appeared () unto him, and said, () Go not down () into Egypt; dwell () in the land which I shall tell () thee of:
[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 countries, and I will perform () the oath which I sware () unto Abraham thy father;
[4] 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; ()
[5] because that Abraham obeyed () my voice, and kept () my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
[6] And Isaac dwelt () in Gerar:
[7] And the men of the place asked () him of his wife; and he said, () She is my sister: for he feared () to say, () She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill () me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
[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.
[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 () for her.
[10] And Abimelech said, () What is this thou hast done () unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien () with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought () guiltiness upon us.
[11] And Abimelech charged () all his people, saying, () He that toucheth () this man or his wife shall surely () be put to death. ()
[12] Then Isaac sowed () in that land, and received () in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed () him.
[13] And the man waxed great, () and went () forward, () and grew until he became very great: ()
[14] for he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied () him.
[15] For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged () in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped () them, and filled () them with earth.
[16] And Abimelech said () unto Isaac, Go () from us; for thou art much mightier () than we.
[17] And Isaac departed () thence, and pitched his tent () in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt () there.
[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.
[19] And Isaac’s servants digged () in the valley, and found () there a well of springing water.
[20] And the herdmen () of Gerar did strive () with Isaac’s herdmen, () saying, () The water is our’s: and he called () the name of the well Esek; because they strove () with him.
[21] And they digged () another well, and strove () for that also: and he called () the name of it Sitnah.
[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 the Lord hath made room () for us, and we shall be fruitful () in the land.
[23] And he went up () from thence to Beer-sheba.
[24] And the Lord 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.
[25] And he builded () an altar there, and called () upon the name of the Lord, and pitched () his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged () a well.
[26] Then Abimelech went () to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
[27] And Isaac said () unto them, Wherefore come () ye to me, seeing ye hate () me, and have sent me away () from you?
[28] And they said, () We saw () certainly () that the Lord was with thee: and we said, () Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make () a covenant with thee;
[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 the Lord.
[30] And he made () them a feast, and they did eat () and drink. ()
[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.
[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.
[33] And he called () it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
[34] And Esau was forty years old when he took () to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
[35] which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

Genesis 26:12 Heb. found
Genesis 26:13 Heb. went going
Genesis 26:14 Or, husbandry
Genesis 26:19 Heb. living
Genesis 26:20 that is, Contention
Genesis 26:21 that is, Hatred
Genesis 26:22 That is, room
Genesis 26:28 Heb. seeing we saw
Genesis 26:29 Heb. if thou shalt etc.
Genesis 26:33a That is, an oath
Genesis 26:33b That is, the well of the oath
Genesis 26:35 Heb. bitterness of spirit

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 26 (BYZ)

[1] εγενετο δε λιμος επι της γης χωρις του λιμου του προτερον ος εγενετο εν τω χρονω τω αβρααμ επορευθη δε ισαακ προς αβιμελεχ βασιλεα φυλιστιιμ εις γεραρα
[2] ωφθη δε αυτω κυριος και ειπεν μη καταβης εις αιγυπτον κατοικησον δε εν τη γη η αν σοι ειπω
[3] και παροικει εν τη γη ταυτη και εσομαι μετα σου και ευλογησω σε σοι γαρ και τω σπερματι σου δωσω πασαν την γην ταυτην και στησω τον ορκον μου ον ωμοσα αβρααμ τω πατρι σου
[4] και πληθυνω το σπερμα σου ως τους αστερας του ουρανου και δωσω τω σπερματι σου πασαν την γην ταυτην και ενευλογηθησονται εν τω σπερματι σου παντα τα εθνη της γης
[5] ανθ ων υπηκουσεν αβρααμ ο πατηρ σου της εμης φωνης και εφυλαξεν τα προσταγματα μου και τας εντολας μου και τα δικαιωματα μου και τα νομιμα μου
[6] και κατωκησεν ισαακ εν γεραροις
[7] επηρωτησαν δε οι ανδρες του τοπου περι ρεβεκκας της γυναικος αυτου και ειπεν αδελφη μου εστιν εφοβηθη γαρ ειπειν οτι γυνη μου εστιν μηποτε αποκτεινωσιν αυτον οι ανδρες του τοπου περι ρεβεκκας οτι ωραια τη οψει ην
[8] εγενετο δε πολυχρονιος εκει παρακυψας δε αβιμελεχ ο βασιλευς γεραρων δια της θυριδος ειδεν τον ισαακ παιζοντα μετα ρεβεκκας της γυναικος αυτου
[9] εκαλεσεν δε αβιμελεχ τον ισαακ και ειπεν αυτω αρα γε γυνη σου εστιν τι οτι ειπας αδελφη μου εστιν ειπεν δε αυτω ισαακ ειπα γαρ μηποτε αποθανω δι αυτην
[10] ειπεν δε αυτω αβιμελεχ τι τουτο εποιησας ημιν μικρου εκοιμηθη τις του γενους μου μετα της γυναικος σου και επηγαγες εφ ημας αγνοιαν
[11] συνεταξεν δε αβιμελεχ παντι τω λαω αυτου λεγων πας ο απτομενος του ανθρωπου τουτου η της γυναικος αυτου θανατου ενοχος εσται
[12] εσπειρεν δε ισαακ εν τη γη εκεινη και ευρεν εν τω ενιαυτω εκεινω εκατοστευουσαν κριθην ευλογησεν δε αυτον κυριος
[13] και υψωθη ο ανθρωπος και προβαινων μειζων εγινετο εως ου μεγας εγενετο σφοδρα
[14] εγενετο δε αυτω κτηνη προβατων και κτηνη βοων και γεωργια πολλα εζηλωσαν δε αυτον οι φυλιστιιμ
[15] και παντα τα φρεατα α ωρυξαν οι παιδες του πατρος αυτου εν τω χρονω του πατρος αυτου ενεφραξαν αυτα οι φυλιστιιμ και επλησαν αυτα γης
[16] ειπεν δε αβιμελεχ προς ισαακ απελθε αφ ημων οτι δυνατωτερος ημων εγενου σφοδρα
[17] και απηλθεν εκειθεν ισαακ και κατελυσεν εν τη φαραγγι γεραρων και κατωκησεν εκει
[18] και παλιν ισαακ ωρυξεν τα φρεατα του υδατος α ωρυξαν οι παιδες αβρααμ του πατρος αυτου και ενεφραξαν αυτα οι φυλιστιιμ μετα το αποθανειν αβρααμ τον πατερα αυτου και επωνομασεν αυτοις ονοματα κατα τα ονοματα α επωνομασεν αβρααμ ο πατηρ αυτου
[19] και ωρυξαν οι παιδες ισαακ εν τη φαραγγι γεραρων και ευρον εκει φρεαρ υδατος ζωντος
[20] και εμαχεσαντο οι ποιμενες γεραρων μετα των ποιμενων ισαακ φασκοντες αυτων ειναι το υδωρ και εκαλεσεν το ονομα του φρεατος αδικια ηδικησαν γαρ αυτον
[21] απαρας δε ισαακ εκειθεν ωρυξεν φρεαρ ετερον εκρινοντο δε και περι εκεινου και επωνομασεν το ονομα αυτου εχθρια
[22] απαρας δε εκειθεν ωρυξεν φρεαρ ετερον και ουκ εμαχεσαντο περι αυτου και επωνομασεν το ονομα αυτου ευρυχωρια λεγων διοτι νυν επλατυνεν κυριος ημιν και ηυξησεν ημας επι της γης
[23] ανεβη δε εκειθεν επι το φρεαρ του ορκου
[24] και ωφθη αυτω κυριος εν τη νυκτι εκεινη και ειπεν εγω ειμι ο θεος αβρααμ του πατρος σου μη φοβου μετα σου γαρ ειμι και ηυλογηκα σε και πληθυνω το σπερμα σου δια αβρααμ τον πατερα σου
[25] και ωκοδομησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον και επεκαλεσατο το ονομα κυριου και επηξεν εκει την σκηνην αυτου ωρυξαν δε εκει οι παιδες ισαακ φρεαρ
[26] και αβιμελεχ επορευθη προς αυτον απο γεραρων και οχοζαθ ο νυμφαγωγος αυτου και φικολ ο αρχιστρατηγος της δυναμεως αυτου
[27] και ειπεν αυτοις ισαακ ινα τι ηλθατε προς με υμεις δε εμισησατε με και απεστειλατε με αφ υμων
[28] και ειπαν ιδοντες εωρακαμεν οτι ην κυριος μετα σου και ειπαμεν γενεσθω αρα ανα μεσον ημων και ανα μεσον σου και διαθησομεθα μετα σου διαθηκην
[29] μη ποιησειν μεθ ημων κακον καθοτι ημεις σε ουκ εβδελυξαμεθα και ον τροπον εχρησαμεθα σοι καλως και εξαπεστειλαμεν σε μετ ειρηνης και νυν συ ευλογητος υπο κυριου
[30] και εποιησεν αυτοις δοχην και εφαγον και επιον
[31] και ανασταντες το πρωι ωμοσαν ανθρωπος τω πλησιον αυτου και εξαπεστειλεν αυτους ισαακ και απωχοντο απ αυτου μετα σωτηριας
[32] εγενετο δε εν τη ημερα εκεινη και παραγενομενοι οι παιδες ισαακ απηγγειλαν αυτω περι του φρεατος ου ωρυξαν και ειπαν ουχ ευρομεν υδωρ
[33] και εκαλεσεν αυτο ορκος δια τουτο ονομα τη πολει φρεαρ ορκου εως της σημερον ημερας
[34] ην δε ησαυ ετων τεσσαρακοντα και ελαβεν γυναικα ιουδιν την θυγατερα βεηρ του χετταιου και την βασεμμαθ θυγατερα αιλων του ευαιου
[35] και ησαν εριζουσαι τω ισαακ και τη ρεβεκκα