Genesis 26:5
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Genesis 26:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
- DARBYDarby
- because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- This is because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
Context: Genesis 26
3Sojourn 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;
4And 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;
5Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7And 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.
About Genesis 26: Isaac Deceives Abimelech
Isaac moves to Gerar and tells people that Rebekah is his sister, just as his father Abraham did. He becomes very wealthy and has children with Rebekah.
Commentary
Genesis 26 is the story of Isaac, the son of Abraham, and his journey to the land of the Philistines. Isaac is sent by God to the land of the Philistines to avoid a famine in the land of Canaan. Upon arriving in the land of the Philistines, Isaac is met with hostility from the Philistines. Despite this, Isaac continues to prosper in the land and is blessed by God with a plentiful harvest.