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Genesis 26
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Genesis 26 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And there was a famine7458 in the land776, beside905 the first7223 famine7458 that was in the days3117 of 85. And 3327 went3212 unto 40 king4428 of the 6430 unto Gerar1642. And the LORD3068 appeared7200 unto him, and said559, Go not down3381 into 4714; dwell7931 in the land776 which I shall tell559 thee of: Sojourn1481 in this land776, and I will be with thee, and will bless1288 thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed2233, I will give5414 all these411 countries776, and I will perform6965 the oath7621 which I sware7650 unto 85 thy father1; And I will make7235 thy seed2233 to multiply7235 as the stars3556 of heaven8064, and will give5414 unto thy seed2233 all these411 countries776; and in thy seed2233 shall all the nations1471 of the earth776 be blessed1288; Because6118 that 85 obeyed8085 my voice6963, and kept8104 my charge4931, my commandments4687, my statutes2708, and my laws8451. And 3327 dwelt3427 in Gerar1642: And the men582 of the place4725 asked7592 him of his wife802; and he said559, She is my sister269: for he feared3372 to say559, She is my wife802; lest, said he, the men582 of the place4725 should kill2026 me for 7259; because she was fair2896 to look upon4758. And it came to pass, when he had been there a long748 time3117, that 40 king4428 of the 6430 looked out8259 at1157 a window2474, and saw7200, and, behold, 3327 was sporting6711 with 7259 his wife802. And 40 called7121 3327, and said559, Behold, of a surety389 she is thy wife802: and how saidst559 thou, She is my sister269? And 3327 said559 unto him, Because I said559, Lest I die4191 for her. And 40 said559, What is this thou hast done6213 unto us? one259 of the people5971 might lightly4592 have lien7901 with thy wife802, and thou shouldest have brought935 guiltiness817 upon us. And 40 charged6680 all his people5971, saying559, He that toucheth5060 this man376 or his wife802 shall surely4191 be to death4191. Then 3327 sowed2232 in that land776, and received4672 in the same year8141 an hundredfold3967 8180: and the LORD3068 blessed1288 him. received: Heb. found And the man376 waxed great1431, and went3212 forward1980, and grew1432 until he became1431 very3966 great1431: went: Heb. went going For he had possession4735 of flocks6629, and possession4735 of herds1241, and great store7227 of servants5657: and the 6430 envied7065 him. servants: or, husbandry For all the wells875 which his father's1 servants5650 had digged2658 in the days3117 of 85 his father1, the 6430 had stopped5640 them, and filled4390 them with earth6083. And 40 said559 unto 3327, Go3212 from us; for thou art much3966 mightier6105 than we. And 3327 departed3212 thence, and pitched his tent2583 in the valley5158 of Gerar1642, and dwelt3427 there8033. And 3327 digged2658 again7725 the wells875 of water4325, which they had digged2658 in the days3117 of 85 his father1; for the 6430 had stopped5640 them after310 the death4194 of 85: and he called7121 their names8034 after the names8034 by which834 his father1 had called7121 them. And 's3327 servants5650 digged2658 in the valley5158, and found4672 there a 875 of springing2416 water4325. springing: Heb. living And the herdmen7462 of Gerar1642 did strive7378 with 's3327 herdmen7462, saying559, The water4325 is ours: and he called7121 the name8034 of the 875 Esek6230; because they strove6229 with him. Esek: that is, Contention And they digged2658 another312 875, and strove7378 for that also: and he called7121 the name of it8034 Sitnah7856. Sitnah: that is, Hatred And he removed6275 from thence, and digged2658 another312 875; and for that they strove7378 not: and he called7121 the name of it8034 Rehoboth7344; and he said559, For now6258 the LORD3068 hath made room7337 for us, and we shall be fruitful6509 in the land776. Rehoboth: that is And he went up5927 from thence to 884. And the LORD3068 appeared7200 unto him the same night3915, and said559, I am the God430 of 85 thy father1: fear3372 not, for I am with854 thee, and will bless1288 thee, and multiply7235 thy seed2233 for my servant5650 's85 sake. And he builded1129 an altar4196 there, and called7121 upon the name8034 of the LORD3068, and pitched5186 his tent168 there: and there 's3327 servants5650 digged3738 a 875. Then 40 went1980 to him from Gerar1642, and Ahuzzath276 one of his friends4828, and Phichol6369 the chief captain8269 of his army6635. And 3327 said559 unto them, Wherefore4069 come935 ye to me, seeing ye hate8130 me, and have sent me away7971 from you? And they said559, We saw7200 certainly7200 that the LORD3068 was with thee: and we said559, Let there be now an oath423 betwixt996 us, even betwixt996 us and thee, and let us make3772 a 1285 with thee; We saw: Heb. Seeing we saw That thou wilt do6213 us no hurt7451, as we have not touched5060 thee, and as we have done6213 unto thee nothing but7535 good2896, and have sent thee away7971 in peace7965: thou art now6258 the blessed1288 of the LORD3068. That: Heb. If thou shalt And he made6213 them a feast4960, and they did eat398 and drink8354. And they rose up betimes7925 in the morning1242, and sware7650 one376 to another251: and 3327 sent them away7971, and they departed3212 from him in peace7965. And it came to pass the same day3117, that 's3327 servants5650 came935, and told5046 him concerning182 the 875 which they had digged2658, and said559 unto him, We have found4672 water4325. And he called7121 it Shebah7656: therefore the name8034 of the city5892 is 884 unto this day3117. Shebah: That is, an oath : that is, the of the oath And 6215 was forty705 years8141 old1121 when he took3947 to wife802 Judith3067 the daughter1323 of Beeri882 the Hittite2850, and Bashemath1315 the daughter1323 of Elon356 the Hittite2850: Which were a grief4786 of mind7307 unto 3327 and to 7259. a grief: Heb. bitterness of spirit