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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.
1There 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.
2And the Lord appeared to himand said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell you of.
2Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
3And sojourn in this land; and I will be with you, and bless you, for I will give to youand to your seed all this land; and I will establish my oath which I swore to your father Abraam.
3Live 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.
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.
4I 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,
5Because Abraam your father listened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.
5because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
6And Isaac lived in Gerara.
6Isaac lived 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.
7The 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.”
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.
8When 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.
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.
9Abimelech 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.’”
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.
10Abimelech 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!”
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying Every man that touches this man and his wife shall be liable to death.
11Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife will 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.
12Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
13And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became very great.
13The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
14And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.
14He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. 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.
15Now 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.
16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for you are become much mightier than we.
16Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
17And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and lived there.
17Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived 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.
18Isaac 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.
19And the servants of Isaacdug in the valley of Gerara, and they found there a well of living water.
19Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of flowing 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.
20The 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.
21And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.
21They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.
22And he departed thence and 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.
22He 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.”
23And he went up thence to the well of the oath.
23He went up from there to Beersheba.
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.
24Yahweh 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.”
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 Isaacdug a well in the valley of Gerara.
25He built an altar there, and called on Yahweh’s name, and pitched his tent there. There Isaac’s servants dug 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 with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the 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.
27Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you 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,
28They 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,
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 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.”
30And he made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
30He made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
31And they arose in the morning, and swore each to his neighbor; and Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.
31They 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.
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.
32The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to 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.
33He called it “Shibah”. Therefore the name of the city is “Beersheba” to this day.
34And Esau was forty years old; and he took as wife Judiththe daughter of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the Chettite.
34When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35And they were provoking to Isaacand Rebecca.
35They grieved Isaac’s and Rebekah’s spirits.