Genesis 26

1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.

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.

2 And the LORD appeared to him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell you of:

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

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

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.

4 And I will make your seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your seed all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

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 —

5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

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

6 And Isaac dwelled in Gerar:

And Isaac dwelt at Gerar.

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 on.

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.

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.

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.

9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is your wife; and how said you, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

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.

10 And Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? one of the people might lightly have lien with your wife, and you should have brought guiltiness on us.

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.

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

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

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundred times: and the LORD blessed him.

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

13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

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

14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

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

15 For all the wells which his father’s servants had dig in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

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.

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for you are much mightier than we.

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

17 And Isaac departed there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelled there.

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

18 And Isaac dig again the wells of water, which they had dig 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 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.

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

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

20 And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

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.

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

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

22 And he removed from there, and dig another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

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.

23 And he went up from there to Beersheba.

And he went up thence to Beer-sheba.

24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

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.

25 And he built an altar there, and called on the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants dig a well.

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.

26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

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

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

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

28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there be now an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

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,

29 That you will do us no hurt, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace: you are now the blessed of the LORD.

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.

30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

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

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

And they rose early in the morning, and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, 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 which they had dig, and said 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 that they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

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

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:

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.

35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.

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