Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
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.
And there was
a famine in the land, beside
the first famine that
was in the days of Abraham .
And Isaac went
unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto
Gerar.
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
unto him, and said
, Go not down into
Egypt ;
dwell
in the land which I shall
tell
thee of:
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 thee, and will
bless thee ;
for unto
thee ,
and unto
thy seed ,
I will
give all these countries
, and I will
perform
the oath which I sware
unto
Abraham thy father;
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;
And I will
make
thy seed to
multiply
as the
stars of heaven
, and will
give
unto
thy seed all these countries
; and in thy seed shall
all the
nations of the earth be
blessed
;
because that Abraham hath
hearkened
to
My voice, and keepeth
My charge, My commands
, My statutes, and My laws. '
Because that Abraham obeyed
my voice, and kept
my charge, my commandments
, my statutes, and my laws.
And Isaac dwelleth
in Gerar ;
And Isaac dwelt
in Gerar :
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
. '
And the
men of the place asked
him of his wife ;
and he said
, She is my sister: for he feared
to say, She
is
my wife ;
lest ,
said
he,
the men of the place should
kill me for Rebekah ;
because
she was
fair
to
look
upon
.
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.
And it came
to pass, when he
had
been there a
long
time
, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked
out
at
a
window, and saw
, and, behold,
Isaac was
sporting
with Rebekah his wife.
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. '
And Abimelech called
Isaac, and said
, Behold
, of
a
surety
she is thy wife; and how saidst
thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said
unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
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;'
And Abimelech said
, What is this thou hast done unto
us? one of the people might
lightly
have
lien
with thy wife, and thou shouldest
have
brought guiltiness
upon us .
and Abimelech commandeth
all the
people, saying, `
He who
cometh
against
this man or against
his wife ,
dying
doth
die
. '
And Abimelech charged
all his
people, saying, He that
toucheth
this man or his wife shall
surely
be
put
to
death
.
And
Isaac soweth
in that land, and findeth
in that
year a
hundredfold ,
and Jehovah
blesseth
him ;
Then
Isaac sowed
in that land, and received
in the
same
year an
hundredfold :
and the
LORD
blessed
him .
and the man is
great, and goeth
on
, going
on
and becoming
great,
till
that
he hath
been
very great ,
And the man waxed
great, and went
forward
, and grew
until
he became
very great :
and
he hath
possession of a
flock
, and possession of a
herd
, and an
abundant
service;
and the Philistines envy
him ,
For
he had
possession of flocks
, and possession of herds
, and great
store
of
servants:
and the Philistines envied
him .
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
.
For
all the wells which his father's servants had
digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had
stopped them, and filled
them with earth
.
And Abimelech saith
unto Isaac, `
Go from us; for thou hast
become
much mightier than we ;'
And Abimelech said
unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art
much mightier than we .
and Isaac goeth
from
thence, and encampeth
in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth
there ;
And Isaac departed
thence, and pitched
his
tent
in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt
there .
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 digged
again
the wells of water ,
which they had
digged in the days of Abraham his father ;
for
the Philistines had
stopped
them
after the death of Abraham :
and he called
their
names after
the names by
which his father had
called them.
And Isaac's servants dig
in the valley, and find
there a well of living
water ,
And Isaac's servants digged
in the valley, and found
there a well of springing
water .
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 ;
And the
herdmen
of Gerar did
strive with Isaac's
herdmen
, saying, The water is ours :
and he called
the name of the well Esek;
because they strove
with him .
and they dig
another well, and they
strive
also
for it,
and he calleth
its
name `Hatred
. '
And they digged
another well, and strove
for that
also:
and he called
the
name of
it
Sitnah
.
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 removed
from thence, and digged
another well ;
and for
that
they strove
not :
and he called
the
name of
it
Rehoboth;
and he
said
, For now the
LORD
hath made
room
for
us, and we shall
be
fruitful in the land.
And he goeth
up from thence `
to '
Beer-Sheba,
And he went
up from thence to Beersheba.
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
unto him the
same
night, and said
, I am the God of Abraham thy father :
fear not, for I am with thee, and will
bless
thee, and multiply
thy seed for
my servant Abraham's
sake.
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.
And he builded
an altar there
, and called
upon
the name of the
LORD
, and pitched
his tent there:
and there Isaac's servants digged
a well.
And
Abimelech hath
gone
unto
him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend
, and Phichol head
of his host;
Then
Abimelech went
to
him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one
of
his friends
, and Phichol the
chief
captain
of his army.
and Isaac saith
unto them, `
Wherefore have
ye
come unto
me, and
ye have
hated
me, and ye
send
me away from you? '
And Isaac said
unto them, Wherefore come ye
to
me, seeing
ye hate
me, and have
sent
me away from 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;
And they said
, We saw
certainly that the
LORD
was
with thee :
and we said
, Let there be now
an oath betwixt
us, even
betwixt
us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
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
thou
wilt
do us no
hurt
, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto
thee nothing
but
good
, and have
sent
thee away in peace :
thou art now the
blessed of the
LORD
.
And he maketh
for
them a banquet
, and they eat and drink ,
And he made
them a feast
, and they did
eat and drink .
and rise
early
in the morning, and swear
one to another ,
and Isaac sendeth
them away, and they go
from him in peace.
And they
rose
up
betimes
in the morning, and sware
one to another :
and Isaac sent
them away, and they departed
from him in peace.
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 ;'
And it came
to pass the
same
day ,
that Isaac's servants came,
and told
him concerning the well which they had
digged, and said
unto
him, We have found water .
and he calleth
it Shebah ,
`oath,'
therefore the name of the city `
is '
Beer-Sheba,
`well
of
the
oath,'
unto this day.
And he called
it Shebah :
therefore the name of the city is Beersheba
unto this day.
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 Esau was
forty years old
when
he took
to
wife Judith the
daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the
daughter of Elon the Hittite :
and
they
are
a bitterness
of spirit
to
Isaac and to Rebekah.
Which
were
a grief
of mind
unto
Isaac and to Rebekah.
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