Genesis 26 Parallel Bible

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1	There was another famine in the land in addition to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.	Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines.	Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar.
2	The LORD appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;	And the LORD appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.	The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
3	stay in this land as an alien, 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 will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father.	Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
4	I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,	I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,	I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
5	because Abraham listened to me and kept my mandate, my commands, my statutes, and my instructions.”	because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”	because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”
6	So Isaac settled in Gerar.	So Isaac settled in Gerar.	So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
7	When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking, “The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.”	When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah,” because she was attractive in appearance.	When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”
8	When Isaac had been there for some time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.	When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife.	When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelek king of the Philistines looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
9	Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is really your wife! How could you say, ‘She is my sister’? ” Isaac answered him, “Because I thought I might die on account of her.”	So Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die because of her.’”	So Abimelek summoned Isaac and said, “She is really your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac answered him, “Because I thought I might lose my life on account of her.”
10	Then Abimelech said, “What have you done to us? One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us.”	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 upon us.”	Then Abimelek said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the men might well have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
11	So Abimelech warned all the people, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.”	So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”	So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: “Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
12	Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that year he reaped a hundred times what was sown. The LORD blessed him,	And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him,	Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.
13	and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy.	and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.	The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
14	He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.	He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.	He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
15	Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.	(Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.)	So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth.
16	And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave us, for you are much too powerful for us.”	And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”	Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”
17	So Isaac left there, camped in the Gerar Valley, and lived there.	So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.	So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled.
18	Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham and that the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. He gave them the same names his father had given them.	And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names that his father had given them.	Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.
19	Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of spring water there.	But when Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water,	Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
20	But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours! ” So he named the well Esek because they argued with him.	the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.	But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
21	Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.	Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.	Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
22	He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “For now the LORD has made space for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”	And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, saying, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”	He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
23	From there he went up to Beer-sheba,	From there he went up to Beersheba.	From there he went up to Beersheba.
24	and the LORD appeared to him that night 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 offspring because of my servant Abraham.”	And the LORD appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”	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.”
25	So he built an altar there, called on the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there. Isaac’s servants also dug a well there.	So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac’s servants dug a well.	Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.
26	Now Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.	When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army,	Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.
27	Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hated me and sent me away from you.”	Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?”	Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?”
28	They replied, “We have clearly seen how the LORD has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:	They said, “We see plainly that the LORD has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,	They answered, “We saw clearly that the LORD was with you; so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’—between us and you. Let us make a treaty with you
29	You will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only what was good to you, sending you away in peace. You are now blessed by the LORD.”	that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the LORD.”	that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
30	So he prepared a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.	So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.	Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
31	They got up early in the morning and swore an oath to each other. Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.	In the morning they rose early and exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace.	Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.
32	On that same day Isaac’s servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, “We have found water! ”	That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.”	That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!”
33	He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba today.	He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.	He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.
34	When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hethite.	When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,	When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35	They made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.	and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.	They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
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