26:1 And there was a famine in the land,
besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went
to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.
26:2 And Yehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell
in the land, which I shall tell thee of.
26:3 And sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee, and bless thee, for
I will give to thee and to thy seed all this land; and I will establish my
oath which I swore to thy father Abraam.
26:4 And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven; and I will give to
thy seed all this land, and all the nations of the earth shall be blest in
thy seed.
26:5 Because Abraam thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my
injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.
26:6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerara.
26:7 And the men of the place questioned him concerning Rebecca his wife,
and he said, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at
any time the men of the place should slay him because of Rebecca, because
she was fair.
26:8 And he remained there a long time, and Abimelech the king of Gerara
leaned to look through the window, and saw Isaac sporting with Rebecca his
wife.
26:9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said to him, Is she then thy wife? why
hast thou said, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, [I did so], for I
said, Lest at any time I die on her account.
26:10 And Abimelech said to him, Why hast thou done this to us? one of my
kindred within a little had lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have
brought [a sin of] ignorance upon us.
26:11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying Every man that touches
this man and his wife shall be liable to death.
26:12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found in that year barley and
hundred-fold, and Yehovah blessed him.
26:13 And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became
very great.
26:14 And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands,
and the Phylistines envied him.
26:15 And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time
of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled them with earth.
26:16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for thou art become much
mightier than we.
26:17 And Isaac departed thence, and rested in the valley of Gerara, and
dwelt there.
26:18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which the servants of his
father Abraam had dug, and the Phylistines had stopped them, after the death
of his father Abraam; and he gave them names, according to the names by
which his father named them.
26:19 And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerara, and they found
there a well of living water.
26:20 And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying
that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for
they injured him.
26:21 And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also
for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.
26:22 And he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive
about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now Yehovah
has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.
26:23 And he went up thence to the well of the oath.
26:24 And Yehovah appeared to him in that night, and said, I am the Elohim of
Abraam thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I will bless thee, and
multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraam thy father.
26:25 And he built there an altar, and called on the name of Yehovah, and
there he pitched his tent, and there the servants of Isaac dug a well in the
valley of Gerara.
26:26 And Abimelech came to him from Gerara, and so did Ochozath his friend,
and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army.
26:27 And Isaac said to them, Wherefore have ye come to me? whereas ye hated
me, and sent me away from you.
26:28 And they said, We have surely seen that Yehovah was with thee, and we
said, Let there be an oath between us and thee, and we will make a covenant
with thee,
26:29 that thou shalt do no wrong by us, as we have not abhorred thee, and
according as we have treated thee well, and have sent thee forth peaceably;
and now thou art blessed of Yehovah.
26:30 And he made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
26:31 And they arose in the morning, and swore each to his neighbour; and
Isaac sent them forth, and they departed from him in safety.
26:32 And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and
told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found
water.
26:33 And he called it, Oath: therefore he called the name of that city, the
Well of Oath, until this day.
26:34 And Esau was forty years old; and he took to wife Judith the daughter
of Beoch the Chettite, and Basemath, daughter of Helon the Chettite.
26:35 And they were provoking to Isaac and Rebecca. |
26:1 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.
26:2 And Yehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell
in the land which I shall tell thee of:
26:3 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;
26:4 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;
26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my
commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
26:6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
26:7 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.
26:8 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.
26:9 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.
26:10 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.
26:11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this
man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an
hundredfold: and Yehovah blessed him.
26:13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became
very great:
26:14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great
store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
26:15 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.
26:16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier
than we.
26:17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar,
and dwelt there.
26:18 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.
26:19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of
springing water.
26:20 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.
26:21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called
the name of it Sitnah.
26:22 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
Yehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
26:23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
26:24 And Yehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the Elohim
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.
26:25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Yehovah,
and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
26:26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his
friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
26:27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me,
and have sent me away from you?
26:28 And they said, We saw certainly that Yehovah 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;
26:29 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 Yehovah.
26:30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
26:31 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.
26:32 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.
26:33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba
unto this day.
26:34 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:
26:35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. |