Genesis 26

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVAnd the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord appeared to him, and said, Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land which I shall tell you of.

KJVSojourn 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;

GIGAKJVStay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

KJVAnd 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;

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

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

GIGAKJVBecause Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my decrees, and my laws.

KJVAnd Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

GIGAKJVAnd Isaac lived in Gerar.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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, or else, he said, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she was fair to look on.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVWhen he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd Abimelech called Isaac, and said, For certain she is your wife. And how did you say, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, Because I said, Or else I will die for her.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? One of the people might lightly have slept with your wife, and you should have brought guilt on us.

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

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

KJVThen Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

GIGAKJVThen Isaac sowed in that land, and received in that same year a hundred times as much. And the Lord blessed him.

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

GIGAKJVAnd the man grew great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great.

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

GIGAKJVFor he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants. And the Philistines envied him.

KJVFor 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.

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

KJVAnd Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

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

KJVAnd Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

GIGAKJVAnd Isaac left there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug 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.

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

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

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd the herdsmen of Gerar did argue with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they argued with him.

KJVAnd they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

GIGAKJVAnd they dug another well, and argued over that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

KJVAnd 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 Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

GIGAKJVAnd he removed from there, and dug another well. And they did not argue over that one. 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.

KJVAnd he went up from thence to Beersheba.

GIGAKJVAnd he went up from there to Beersheba.

KJVAnd the Lord appeared unto 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.

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father. Do not fear, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.

KJVAnd he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

GIGAKJVAnd he built an altar there, and called on the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.

KJVAnd Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

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

KJVAnd they said, We saw certainly that the Lord 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;

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVThat 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 the Lord.

GIGAKJVThat 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.

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

GIGAKJVAnd he made them a feast, and they ate and drink.

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

GIGAKJVAnd they rose up early in the morning, and swore one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they left him in peace.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVThe same day, Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.

KJVAnd he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

GIGAKJVAnd he called it Shebah. Therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

KJVAnd 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:

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVWhich were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

GIGAKJVWho were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.