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Genesis 26
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1And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.
1And 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.
2And the Lord appeared to himand said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell you of.
2And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3And sojourn in this land; and I will be with you, and bless you, for I will give to you and to your seed all this land; and I will establish my oath which I swore to your father Abraam.
3Sojourn 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;
4And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; and I will give to your seed all this land, and all the nations of the earth shall be blest in your seed.
4And 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;
5Because Abraam your father listened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.
5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6And Isaac lived in Gerara.
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife, and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the place should kill him because of Rebecca, because she was fair .
7And 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.
8And he remained there a long time, and Abimelech the king of Gerara leaned to look through the window, and sawIsaac sporting with Rebecca his wife.
8And 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.
9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is she then your wife? why have you said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, [I did so], for I said, Lest at any time I die on her account.
9And 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.
10And Abimelech said to him, Why have you done this to us? one of my kindred within a little had lain with your wife, and you would have brought [a sin of] ignorance upon us.
10And 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.
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in that year barley one hundred-fold, and the Lord blessed him.
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
13And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became very great.
13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
15And all the wells which the servants of his fatherhad dug in the time of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.
15For 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.
16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for you are become much mightier than we.
16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
17And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and lived there.
17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
18And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped them, after the death of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according to the names by which his father named them.
18And 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.
19And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerara, and they found there a well of living water.
19And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
20And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for they injured him.
20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
21And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.
21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
22And he departed thenceand dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it , Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.
22And 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.
23And he went up thence to the well of the oath.
23And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba.
24And the Lord appeared to him in that night, and said, I am the God of Abraam your father; fear not, for I am with you, and I will bless you, and multiply your seed for the sake of Abraam your father.
24And 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.
25And he built there an altar , and called on the name of the Lord, and there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac dug a well in the valley of Gerara.
25And 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.
26And Abimelech came to him from Gerara, and so did Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army.
26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
27And Isaac said to them, Therefore have you⌃ come to me? whereas you⌃ hated me, and sent me away from you.
27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
28And they said, We have surely seen that the Lord was with you, and we said, Let there be an oath between usand you, and we will make a covenant with you,
28And 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;
29that you shall do no wrong by us , as we have not abhorred you, and according as we have treated you well, and have sent you forth peaceably; and now you are blessed of the Lord.
29That 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.
30And he made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
31And they arose in the morning, and swore each to his neighbor; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.
31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaaccameand told him of the well which they had dug; and they said , We have not found water.
32And 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.
33And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the Well of Oath, until this day.
33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.
34And Esau was forty years old; and he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the Chettite.
34And 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:
35And they were provoking to Isaac and Rebecca.
35Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.