Genesis 26

1 And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

And there fell a derth in ye lande passinge the first derth yt fell in the dayes of Abraham. Wherfore Isaac went vnto Abimelech kinge of ye Philistias vnto Gerar.

2 And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.

The the LORde apeared vnto him and sayde goo not doune in to Egipte but byde in ye land which I saye vnto ye:

3 Sojourn in this land; and I will be with thee and bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father.

Sogeorne in this lade and I wyll be with ye and wyll blesse ye: for vnto the and vnto thy sede I will geue all these cotreis And I will performe the oothe which I swore vnto Abraha thy father

4 And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and unto thy seed will I give all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves —

and will multiplye thy seed as ye starres of heave and will geue vnto thy seed all these contreis. And thorow thy seed shall all the natios of the erth be blessed

5 because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

because yt Abraha harkened vnto mi voyce and kepte mine ordinauces comaudmetes statutes and lawes

6 And Isaac dwelt at Gerar.

And Isaac dwelled in Gerar.

7 And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, [saying to himself, ] Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca — because she was fair in countenance.

And yt me of the place asked hi of his wife and he sayde yt she was his sister: for he feared to calle her his wife lest the me of the place shulde haue kylled hym for hir sake because she was bewtyfull to ye eye.

8 And it came to pass when he had been there some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife.

And it happened after he had bene there longe tyme yt Abimelech kinge of ye Philistias loked out at a wyndow and sawe Isaac sportinge with Rebecca his wife.

9 Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account of her.

And Abimelech sende for Isaac and sayde: se she is of a suertie thi wife and why saydest thou yt she was thi sister? And Isaac saide vnto hi: I thoughte yt I mighte peradventure haue dyed for hir sake.

10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us.

The fayde Abimelech: whi hast thou done this vnto vs? one of ye people myght lightely haue lyne by thy wife and so shuldest thou haue broughte synne vpon vs

11 And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall certainly be put to death.

Tha Abimelech charged all his people saynge: he yt toucheth this man or his wife shall surely dye for it.

12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.

And Isaac sowed in yt lade and founde in ye same yere an hudred bushels: for ye LORde blessed hi

13 And the man became great, and he became continually greater, until he was very great.

and the man waxed mightye and wet forth and grewe till he was exceadinge great

14 And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

yt he had possessio of shepe of oxe and a myghtie housholde: so yt the Philestians had envy at him:

15 And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.

In so moch yt they stopped and fylled vp with erth all the welles which his fathers servauntes dygged in his father Abrahams tyme.

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art become much mightier than we.

Than sayde Abimelech vnto Isaac: gett the fro me for thou art myhhtier then we a greate deale.

17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his camp in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Than Isaac departed thense and pitched his tente in the valey Gerar and dwelt there,

18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and that the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

And Isaac digged agayne the welles of water which they dygged in the dayes of Abraha his father which the Philestias had stoppe after ye deth of Abraha and gaue the the same names which hys father gaue the.

19 And Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

As Isaacs seruautes dygged in the valey they founde a well of springynge water.

20 But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.

And the herdme of Gerar dyd stryue with Isaacs herdme saynge: the water is oures Than called he the well Eseck because they stroue with hym.

21 And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Than dygged they another well and they stroue for yt also. Therfore called he it Sitena.

22 And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

And than he departed these and dygged a nother well for the which they stroue not: therfore called he it Rehoboth saige: ye LORde hath now made vs rowme and we are encreased vpo the erth.

23 And he went up thence to Beer-sheba.

Afterward departed he thece and came to Berseba

24 And Jehovah appeared to 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 the LORde apered vnto hi the same nyghte and sayde. I am the God of Abraha thy father feare not for I am with the and will blesse the and multiplye thy sede for my seruaute Abrahams sake.

25 And he built an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah. And he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

And than he buylded an aulter there and called vpo the name of the LORde and there pitched his tente. And there Isaacs servauntes dygged a well.

26 And Abimelech, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol the captain of his host, went to him from Gerar.

Than came Abimelech to him fro Gerar and Ahusath his frende and Phicol his chefe captayne.

27 And Isaac said to them, Why are ye come to me, seeing ye hate me, and have driven me away from you?

And Isaac sayde vnto the: wherfore come ye to me seige ye hate me and haue put me awaye fro you?

28 And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us — between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

Than sayde they: we sawe that the LORde was with the and therfore we sayde that there shulde be an oothe betwixte vs ad the and that we wolde make a bonde with the:

29 that thou wilt do us no wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.

yt thou shuldeste do vs no hurte as we haue not touched the and haue done vnto the nothinge but good and sed the awaye in peace: for thou art now the blessed of the LORde.

30 And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

And he made the a feast and they ate ad droke.

31 And they rose early in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

And they rose vp by tymes in the mornynge and sware one to another. And Isaac sent the awaye. And they departed from him in peace.

32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well that they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

And ye same daye came Isaacs servautes and tolde hi of a well which they had dygged: and sayde vnto hi that thei had founde water.

33 And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

And he called it Seba wherfore the name of the cyte is called Berseba vnto this daye.

34 And Esau was forty years old, when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basmath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

When Esau was. xl. yere olde he toke to wyfe Judith the doughter of Bely an Hethite and Busmath the doughter of Elon an Hethite

35 And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebecca.

also which were dishobedient vnto Isaac and Rebecca.