Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

Greek · Saints priority

26:1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:2 Then YHWH appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; instead, dwell in the land that I shall tell you of.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; instead, dwell in the land that I shall tell you of.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:3 “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and to your seed I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:3 “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and to your seed I will give all this land, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:4 “And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and I will give to your seed all these lands; and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves in your seed.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:4 “And I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and I will give to your seed all this land; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in your seed.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:5 “Because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:5 “Because Abraham your father obeyed My voice and watched over My charges, My commandments, My ordinances, and My statutes.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

Greek · Saints priority

26:6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:7 And when the men of the place questioned him concerning his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he feared to say, “She is my wife,” thinking, “Lest the men of the place should kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:7 The men of the place questioned him concerning Rebekah, his wife, and he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” lest the men of the place kill him because of Rebekah, for she was beautiful in appearance.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:8 And it came to pass, when he had remained there a long time, that Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, leaned out to look through a window, and he saw Isaac playing with Rebekah, his wife.

Greek · Saints priority

26:8 And it came to pass, when he had remained there a long time, that Abimelech, the king of Gerar, leaned out to look through a window, and he saw Isaac playing with Rebekah, his wife.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:9 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, “Is she then truly your wife? Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die on her account.’”

Greek · Saints priority

26:9 Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, “So she is indeed your wife! Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’?” And Isaac said to him, “Because I thought, ‘Lest I die on her account.’”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:10 Abimelech said, “What have you done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:10 Abimelech said, “What have you done to us? One of my kin might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought an unwitting offense upon us.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:11 So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:11 So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall be liable to death.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and he reaped in that same year a hundredfold; and YHWH blessed him.

Greek · Saints priority

26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and he reaped in that same year a hundredfold of barley; and the Lord blessed him.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:13 The man became prosperous and continued to prosper until he was very great.

Greek · Saints priority

26:13 And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased until he became very great.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:14 He had flocks, herds, and a large household workforce, and the Philistines envied him.

Greek · Saints priority

26:14 For he possessed flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, and many tilled lands; and the Philistines envied him.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:15 And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.

Greek · Saints priority

26:15 And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you have become much mightier than we.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you have become much mightier than we.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:17 So Isaac departed from there, and he camped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.

Greek · Saints priority

26:17 So Isaac departed from there, and he camped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:18 Isaac dug again the water wells that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham’s death. He gave them the names his father had given them.

Greek · Saints priority

26:18 Isaac dug again the water wells that the servants of Abraham his father had dug, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham his father died. He gave them the names Abraham his father had given them.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:19 And Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and they found there a well of living water.

Greek · Saints priority

26:19 And Isaac’s servants dug in the valley of Gerar, and they found there a well of living water.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:20 The shepherds of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s shepherds, saying, “The water is ours.” He named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Greek · Saints priority

26:20 The shepherds of Gerar fought with Isaac’s shepherds, saying the water was theirs. He named that well Injustice, because they wronged him.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:21 They dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.

Greek · Saints priority

26:21 Isaac moved on from there and dug another well. They disputed that one also, so he named it Enmity.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now YHWH has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Broad Space, saying, “Now the Lord has made room for us and increased us in the land.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:23 He went up from there to Beersheba.

Greek · Saints priority

26:23 He went up from there to the Well of the Oath.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:24 And YHWH appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father; fear not, for I am with you, and I will bless you and multiply your seed for the sake of Abraham My servant.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:24 And the Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father; fear not, for I am with you, and I have blessed you and will multiply your seed for the sake of Abraham your father.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:25 He built an altar there, called on the name of YHWH, and pitched his tent there. Isaac’s servants dug a well there.

Greek · Saints priority

26:25 He built an altar there, called on the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there. Isaac’s servants dug a well there.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar, along with Ahuzzath his companion and Phicol the commander of his army.

Greek · Saints priority

26:26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar, along with Ahuzzath his groomsman and Phicol the commander of his army.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?”

Greek · Saints priority

26:27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:28 And they said, “We have clearly seen that YHWH is with you, and we said, ‘Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,’”

Greek · Saints priority

26:28 And they said, “We have clearly seen that the Lord is with you, and we said, ‘Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,’”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:29 “that you will do no wrong to us, just as we have not touched you, and as we have treated you well and sent you away in peace; and now you are blessed by YHWH.”

Greek · Saints priority

26:29 “that you will do no wrong to us, just as we have not loathed you, and as we have treated you well and sent you away in peace; and now you are blessed by the Lord.”

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:30 So he made a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.

Greek · Saints priority

26:30 So he made a banquet for them, and they ate and drank.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:31 And they arose early in the morning and swore an oath to one another; then Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Greek · Saints priority

26:31 And they arose early in the morning and swore an oath to one another; then Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in safety.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:33 He named it Shibah; therefore the city is called Beersheba to this day.

Greek · Saints priority

26:33 He named it Oath; therefore the city’s name is Well of the Oath to this day.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:34 Now when Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Greek · Saints priority

26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, daughter of Elon the Hivite.

Hebrew · Rabbinic priority

26:35 They were a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and Rebekah.

Greek · Saints priority

26:35 And they were continually quarreling with Isaac and Rebekah.