Genesis 26 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 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. 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 And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, 'Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee, 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 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; 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 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; 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 that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.' 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 And Isaac dwelleth in Gerar; So Isaac settled in Gerar. So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
7 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 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 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. 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 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.' 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 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;' 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 and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, 'He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.' 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 And Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth 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 is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great, 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 and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy 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 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. (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 saith unto Isaac, 'Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;' 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 and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth 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 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. 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 And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water, 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 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; 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 and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.' 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 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.' 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 And he goeth up from thence to Beer-Sheba, From there he went up to Beersheba. From there he went up to Beersheba.
24 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;' 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 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. 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 And Abimelech hath gone unto him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol head of his host; 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 and Isaac saith unto them, 'Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send 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 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; 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 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.' 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 And he maketh for them a banquet, and they eat and drink, So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
31 and rise early in the morning, and swear one to another, and Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from 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 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;' 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 and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day. 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 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, 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 and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah. and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah. They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
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