Genesis 26:2
 Genesis 26:2 
New International Version (© 2011)
The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.

King James Bible
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

American Standard Version
And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, 'Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,

Genesis 26:2 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Go not down into Egypt - As Abraham had taken refuge in that country, it is probable that Isaac was preparing to go thither also; and God, foreseeing that he would there meet with trials, etc., which might prove fatal to his peace or to his piety, warns him not to fulfill his intention.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

appeared.

Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your seed will I give this land: and there built he an altar to the LORD...

Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me...

Genesis 18:1,10-20 And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day...

dwell.

Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said to Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house...

Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.

Genesis 26:2 Parallel Commentaries
Appeared Appeareth Dwell Egypt Isaac Live Speak Tabernacle Towards Vision
Appeared Appeareth Dwell Egypt Isaac Live Speak Tabernacle Towards Vision
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Genesis 12:1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you.
Genesis 12:7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.
Genesis 17:19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 18:1 The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
Genesis 26:24 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 will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham."
Exodus 2:24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.