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1 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. There was a famine in the land, distinct from the earlier one that had occurred in the days of Abraham, and Isaac went down to Abimelech, king of the Philistines in Gerar. 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 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 him and said: Do not go down to Egypt, but camp in this land wherever I 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 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. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I will give all these lands, in fulfillment of the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. 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 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 I will give them all these lands, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth will find blessing— 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 obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” this because Abraham obeyed me, keeping my mandate, my commandments, my ordinances, and my instructions. 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 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 the place asked questions about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” He was afraid that, if he called her his wife, the men of the place would kill him on account of Rebekah, since she was beautiful. 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 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. But when they had been there for a long time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out of a window and saw Isaac fondling his wife Rebekah. 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 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.’” He called for Isaac and said: “She must certainly be your wife! How could you have said, ‘She is my sister’?” Isaac replied, “I thought I might lose my life on her account.” 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 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.” “How could you have done this to us!” exclaimed Abimelech. “It would have taken very little for one of the people to lie with your wife, and so 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, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.” Abimelech then commanded all the people: “Anyone who maltreats this man or his wife shall 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 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The LORD blessed him, Isaac sowed a crop in that region and reaped a hundredfold the same year. Since 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 gained more and more until he became very wealthy. he became richer and richer all the time, until he was very wealthy. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
14 He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him. He acquired flocks and herds, and a great work force, and so the Philistines became envious of him. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
15 (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.) The Philistines had stopped up and filled with dirt all the wells that his father’s servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham. 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, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.” So Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us; you have become far too numerous for us.” Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us.”
17 So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there. Isaac left there and camped in the Wadi Gerar where he stayed. So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled.
18 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 which his father’s servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham and which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham’s death; he gave them names like those 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 But when Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, But when Isaac’s servants dug in the wadi and reached spring water in their well, Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
20 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. the shepherds of Gerar argued with Isaac’s shepherds, saying, “The water belongs to us!” So he named the well Esek, because they had quarreled there. 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 they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah. Then they dug another well, and they argued over that one too; so he named it Sitnah. Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
22 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.” So he moved on from there and dug still another well, but over this one they did not argue. He named it Rehoboth, and said, “Because the LORD has now given us ample room, we shall flourish 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 Beersheba. From there Isaac went up to Beer-sheba. From there he went up to Beersheba.
24 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.” The same night the LORD appeared to him and said: I am the God of Abraham, your father. Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of Abraham, my servant. 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 and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac’s servants dug a well. So Isaac built an altar there and invoked the LORD by name. After he had pitched his tent there, Isaac’s servants began to dig a well nearby. 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 When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army, Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath, his councilor, and Phicol, the general 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, seeing that you hate me and have sent me away from you?” Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have driven 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 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 clearly see that the LORD has been with you, so we thought: let there be a sworn agreement between our two sides—between you and us. 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 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.” you shall do no harm to us, just as we have not maltreated you, but have always acted kindly toward you and have let you depart in peace. So now, may you be blessed by 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 made them a feast, and they ate and drank. Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank. Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
31 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 they exchanged oaths. Then 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 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 same day Isaac’s servants came and informed him about the well they had been digging; they told him, “We have reached 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 Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. He called it Shibah; hence the name of the city is Beer-sheba 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 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 Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hivite. When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
35 and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah. But they became a source of bitterness to Isaac and Rebekah. They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
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