Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
there was
another
famine in the land, subsequent
to
the one
that
had
occurred
in Abraham’s
time.
And Isaac went
to
Abimelech king of the Philistines at
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.
The
LORD
appeared
to
Isaac
and said
, “Do
not
go down to
Egypt .
Settle
in the land where
I tell
you.
And Jehovah
appeareth
unto
him
, and
saith,
`
Go not
down towards
Egypt ,
tabernacle
in the land concerning
which
I speak
unto
thee,
Stay
in this land as
a
foreigner
, and I will
be
with you
and bless you.
For I will
give all these lands to
you
and
your
offspring
, and I will
confirm
the oath that
I swore
to your
father
Abraham .
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;
I will
make
your
descendants
as
numerous
as the
stars in
the sky
, and I will
give
them
all these lands ,
and through
your
offspring
all nations of the earth will
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 ;
because Abraham listened
to 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. '
So
Isaac settled
in Gerar .
And
Isaac dwelleth
in Gerar ;
But
when
the
men of that
place asked
about
his wife, he said
, “
She is my sister .”
For he was
afraid to say, “She
is
my wife ,”
since
he
thought
to
himself,
“
The men of this
place will
kill me on
account
of
Rebekah, because
she is so
beautiful
. ”
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
. '
When Isaac
had
been there a
long
time
, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked
down
from
the window and was
surprised
to
see
Isaac caressing
his wife Rebekah
.
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.
Abimelech sent
for Isaac and said
, “So
she is really
your
wife !
How could
you
say
, ‘
She is my sister ’
? ”
Isaac replied
, “
Because I thought
I might
die on
account
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. '
“
What is this you
have
done to us? ”
asked
Abimelech.
“
One of the people could
easily
have
slept
with your
wife, and you
would
have
brought guilt
upon 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;'
So
Abimelech warned
all the people, saying, “Whoever
harms
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
. '
Now
Isaac sowed
seed
in the
land, and that very
year he
reaped
a hundredfold .
And the
LORD
blessed
him ,
And
Isaac soweth
in that
land, and findeth
in
that year a hundredfold ,
and Jehovah
blesseth
him ;
and he
became
richer
and richer
, until
he was
exceedingly
wealthy.
and the
man
is
great,
and goeth
on
, going
on
and
becoming
great,
till
that
he hath
been
very
great,
He owned
so
many
flocks
and herds
and servants
that
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 ,
So
the
Philistines
took
dirt
and stopped
up
all the wells that
his father’s
servants had
dug
in the days of his father Abraham
.
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
.
Then
Abimelech said
to
Isaac, “Depart
from us ,
for you
are
much too
powerful
for
us.”
And
Abimelech saith
unto
Isaac, `Go
from us ;
for thou
hast
become
much mightier
than
we;'
So
Isaac left
that
place
and encamped
in the Valley of Gerar and settled
there .
and
Isaac goeth
from
thence,
and encampeth
in the valley of Gerar ,
and dwelleth
there ;
Isaac reopened
the wells that
had
been
dug
in the days of his father Abraham
, which the Philistines had
stopped
up
after Abraham died.
And he gave
these
wells
the same
names his father had
given
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.
Then
Isaac’s
servants dug
in the valley and found
a well of fresh
water there.
And
Isaac's
servants dig
in the valley ,
and find
there
a well of living
water ,
But
the
herdsmen
of Gerar quarreled
with Isaac’s
herdsmen
and
said
, “
The water is ours !”
So
he named
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 ;
Then
they dug
another well and quarreled
over
that
one
also ;
so
he
named
it Sitnah
.
and
they dig
another well ,
and they
strive
also for
it ,
and
he
calleth
its
name
`Hatred
. '
He moved
on
from there
and dug
another well, and they did
not quarrel
over
it .
He named
it
Rehoboth
and said
, “At
last
the
LORD
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. '
From
there
Isaac
went
up to Beersheba
,
And
he
goeth
up from
thence
`
to '
Beer-Sheba
,
and that night the
LORD
appeared
to
him
and said
, “
I am the God of your
father
Abraham .
Do
not be
afraid
, for I am with you.
I
will
bless
you
and multiply
your
descendants
for
the
sake
of My servant Abraham.”
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 ;'
So
Isaac
built
an altar there
and called
on
the name of the
LORD
, and he
pitched
his tent there .
His
servants also
dug
a well there
.
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.
Later,
Abimelech came
to
Isaac
from Gerar, with
Ahuzzath his adviser
and Phicol
the
commander
of his army.
And
Abimelech hath
gone
unto
him
from Gerar, and
Ahuzzath his friend,
and Phichol
head
of his host;
“Why
have you
come to
me ?”
Isaac
asked
them.
“You
hated me and sent
me away .”
and
Isaac
saith
unto
them,
`Wherefore
have ye
come unto
me ,
and
ye
have
hated me ,
and ye
send
me away from
you?'
“
We can
plainly
see
that the
LORD
has
been with you
, ”
they
replied.
“
We recommend
that
there should
now
be an oath between us and you.
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;
that
you
will
not harm
us, just
as we have not harmed
you
but
have done
only good to
you
, sending
you
on
your
way
in peace .
And
now you
are
blessed by
the
LORD
. ”
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
. '
So
Isaac
prepared
a
feast
for them, and they ate
and drank.
And
he
maketh
for them a
banquet
, and they eat
and drink,
And they
got
up
early the next
morning and swore
an
oath
to each
other.
Then
Isaac sent
them on
their
way
, and they left
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.
On
that same
day ,
Isaac’s
servants came
and told
him about
the well they had
dug.
“
We have found water !”
they
told
him.
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 ;'
So
he called
it Shibah
, and
to
this
day
the name of the city is Beersheba
.
and
he calleth
it Shebah
, `oath,'
therefore
the name of the city `
is '
Beer-Sheba,
`well
of
the
oath,'
unto
this
day
.
When
Esau was
forty years old
, he took
as
his
wives
Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath
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 ,
And they brought
grief
to Isaac and Rebekah.
and they are
a
bitterness
of
spirit
to Isaac and to
Rebekah.
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