Apologetics Bible

Genesis 26:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי רָעָב בָּאָרֶץ מִלְּבַד הָרָעָב הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם וַיֵּלֶךְ יִצְחָק אֶל־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־פְּלִשְׁתִּים גְּרָֽרָה׃

vayehiy-ra'av-va'aretz-milevad-hara'av-hari'shvon-'asher-hayah-viymey-'averaham-vayelekhe-yitzechaq-'el-'aviymelekhe-melekhe-felishetiym-gerarah

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

YLT: And there is a famine in the land, besides the first famine which was in the days of Abraham, and Isaac goeth unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

Exposition: Genesis 26:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:2

Hebrew

וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תֵּרֵד מִצְרָיְמָה שְׁכֹן בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

vayera'-'elayv-yehvah-vayo'mer-'al-tered-mitzerayemah-shekhon-va'aretz-'asher-'omar-'eleykha

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

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

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

YLT: And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, ‘Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,

Exposition: Genesis 26:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:3

Hebrew

גּוּר בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְאֶֽהְיֶה עִמְּךָ וַאֲבָרְכֶךָּ כִּֽי־לְךָ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִֽיךָ׃

gvr-va'aretz-hazo't-ve'eheyeh-'imekha-va'avarekhekha-khiy-lekha-vlezare'akha-'eten-'et-khal-ha'aratzot-ha'el-vahaqimotiy-'et-hashevu'ah-'asher-nisheva'etiy-le'averaham-'aviykha

KJV: Sojourn 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;

AKJV: 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;

ASV: sojourn 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 lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

YLT: sojourn in this land, and I am with thee, and bless thee, for to thee and to thy seed I give all these lands, and I have established the oath which I have sworn to Abraham thy father;

Exposition: Genesis 26:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Sojourn 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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:4

Hebrew

וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנָתַתִּי לְזַרְעֲךָ אֵת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vehireveytiy-'et-zare'akha-khekhvokhevey-hashamayim-venatatiy-lezare'akha-'et-khal-ha'aratzot-ha'el-vehitevarakhv-vezare'akha-khol-gvoyey-ha'aretz

KJV: And 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;

AKJV: 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;

ASV: and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

YLT: and I have multiplied thy seed as stars of the heavens, and I have given to thy seed all these lands; and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth;

Exposition: Genesis 26:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:5

Hebrew

עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִצְוֺתַי חֻקּוֹתַי וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃

'eqev-'asher-shama'-'averaham-veqoliy-vayishemor-mishemaretiy-mitzevtay-chuqvotay-vetvorotay

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

AKJV: Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. ¶

ASV: because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

YLT: because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'

Exposition: Genesis 26:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:6

Hebrew

וַיֵּשֶׁב יִצְחָק בִּגְרָֽר׃

vayeshev-yitzechaq-vigerar

KJV: And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

AKJV: And Isaac dwelled in Gerar:

ASV: And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

YLT: And Isaac dwelleth in Gerar;

Exposition: Genesis 26:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:7

Hebrew

וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתִי הִוא כִּי יָרֵא לֵאמֹר אִשְׁתִּי פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻנִי אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם עַל־רִבְקָה כִּֽי־טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה הִֽיא׃

vayishe'alv-'aneshey-hamaqvom-le'ishetvo-vayo'mer-'achotiy-hiv'-khiy-yare'-le'mor-'ishetiy-fen-yahareguniy-'aneshey-hamaqvom-'al-riveqah-khiy-tvovat-mare'eh-hiy'

KJV: 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 upon.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

YLT: and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, ‘She is my sister:' for he hath been afraid to say, ‘My wife--lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she is of good appearance.’

Exposition: Genesis 26:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 upon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:8

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כִּי אָֽרְכוּ־לוֹ שָׁם הַיָּמִים וַיַּשְׁקֵף אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ פְּלִשְׁתִּים בְּעַד הֽ͏ַחַלּוֹן וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה יִצְחָק מְצַחֵק אֵת רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃

vayehiy-khiy-'arekhv-lvo-sham-hayamiym-vayasheqef-'aviymelekhe-melekhe-felishetiym-ve'ad-hachalvon-vayare'-vehineh-yitzechaq-metzacheq-'et-riveqah-'ishetvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, when the days have been prolonged to him there, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looketh through the window, and seeth, and lo, Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife.

Exposition: Genesis 26:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:9

Hebrew

וַיִּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְיִצְחָק וַיֹּאמֶר אַךְ הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ הִוא וְאֵיךְ אָמַרְתָּ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יִצְחָק כִּי אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־אָמוּת עָלֶֽיהָ׃

vayiqera'-'aviymelekhe-leyitzechaq-vayo'mer-'akhe-hineh-'ishetekha-hiv'-ve'eykhe-'amareta-'achotiy-hiv'-vayo'mer-'elayv-yitzechaq-khiy-'amaretiy-fen-'amvt-'aleyha

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And 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 because of her.

YLT: And Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, ‘Lo, she is surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She is my sister?' and Isaac saith unto him, ‘Because I said, Lest I die for her.’

Exposition: Genesis 26:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:10

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ כִּמְעַט שָׁכַב אַחַד הָעָם אֶת־אִשְׁתֶּךָ וְהֵבֵאתָ עָלֵינוּ אָשָֽׁם׃

vayo'mer-'aviymelekhe-mah-zo't-'ashiyta-lanv-khime'at-shakhav-'achad-ha'am-'et-'ishetekha-veheve'ta-'aleynv-'asham

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might easily have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

YLT: And Abimelech saith, ‘What is this thou hast done to us? as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us guilt;’

Exposition: Genesis 26:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:11

Hebrew

וַיְצַו אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּאִישׁ הַזֶּה וּבְאִשְׁתּוֹ מוֹת יוּמָֽת׃

vayetzav-'aviymelekhe-'et-khal-ha'am-le'mor-hanoge'a-va'iysh-hazeh-vve'ishetvo-mvot-yvmat

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

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

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

YLT: and Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, ‘He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.’

Exposition: Genesis 26:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:12

Hebrew

וַיִּזְרַע יִצְחָק בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיִּמְצָא בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִוא מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים וֽ͏ַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ יְהוָֽה׃

vayizera'-yitzechaq-va'aretz-hahiv'-vayimetza'-vashanah-hahiv'-me'ah-she'ariym-vayevarakhehv-yehvah

KJV: Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

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

ASV: And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him.

YLT: And Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him;

Exposition: Genesis 26:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:13

Hebrew

וַיִּגְדַּל הָאִישׁ וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדֵל עַד כִּֽי־גָדַל מְאֹֽד׃

vayigedal-ha'iysh-vayelekhe-halvokhe-vegadel-'ad-khiy-gadal-me'od

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

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

ASV: And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:

YLT: and the man is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great,

Exposition: Genesis 26:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:14

Hebrew

וֽ͏ַיְהִי־לוֹ מִקְנֵה־צֹאן וּמִקְנֵה בָקָר וַעֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה וַיְקַנְאוּ אֹתוֹ פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

vayehiy-lvo-miqeneh-tzo'n-vmiqeneh-vaqar-va'avudah-ravah-vayeqane'v-'otvo-felishetiym

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

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

ASV: and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.

YLT: and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

Exposition: Genesis 26:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:15

Hebrew

וְכָל־הַבְּאֵרֹת אֲשֶׁר חָֽפְרוּ עַבְדֵי אָבִיו בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו סִתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיְמַלְאוּם עָפָֽר׃

vekhal-have'erot-'asher-chaferv-'avedey-'aviyv-viymey-'averaham-'aviyv-sitemvm-felishetiym-vayemale'vm-'afar

KJV: For 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: Now all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

YLT: and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.

Exposition: Genesis 26:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:16

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־יִצְחָק לֵךְ מֽ͏ֵעִמָּנוּ כִּֽי־עָצַֽמְתָּ־מִמֶּנּוּ מְאֹֽד׃

vayo'mer-'aviymelekhe-'el-yitzechaq-lekhe-me'imanv-khiy-'atzameta-mimenv-me'od

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

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

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

YLT: And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, ‘Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;’

Exposition: Genesis 26:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:17

Hebrew

וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם יִצְחָק וַיִּחַן בְּנַֽחַל־גְּרָר וַיֵּשֶׁב שָֽׁם׃

vayelekhe-misham-yitzechaq-vayichan-venachal-gerar-vayeshev-sham

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

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

ASV: And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

YLT: and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;

Exposition: Genesis 26:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:18

Hebrew

וַיָּשָׁב יִצְחָק וַיַּחְפֹּר ׀ אֶת־בְּאֵרֹת הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר חָֽפְרוּ בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיְסַתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים אַחֲרֵי מוֹת אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶן שֵׁמוֹת כַּשֵּׁמֹת אֲשֶׁר־קָרָא לָהֶן אָבִֽיו׃

vayashav-yitzechaq-vayachefor- -'et-ve'erot-hamayim-'asher-chaferv-viymey-'averaham-'aviyv-vayesatemvm-felishetiym-'acharey-mvot-'averaham-vayiqera'-lahen-shemvot-khashemot-'asher-qara'-lahen-'aviyv

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And 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.

YLT: and Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.

Exposition: Genesis 26:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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 h...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:19

Hebrew

וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵֽי־יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל וַיִּמְצְאוּ־שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּֽים׃

vayacheferv-'avedey-yitzechaq-vanachal-vayimetze'v-sham-ve'er-mayim-chayiym

KJV: And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

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

ASV: And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

YLT: And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water,

Exposition: Genesis 26:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:20

Hebrew

וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם־רֹעֵי יִצְחָק לֵאמֹר לָנוּ הַמָּיִם וַיִּקְרָא שֵֽׁם־הַבְּאֵר עֵשֶׂק כִּי הִֽתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמּֽוֹ׃

vayariyvv-ro'ey-gerar-'im-ro'ey-yitzechaq-le'mor-lanv-hamayim-vayiqera'-shem-have'er-'esheq-khiy-hite'asheqv-'imvo

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

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

YLT: and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, ‘The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well ‘Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

Exposition: Genesis 26:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:21

Hebrew

וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וַיָּרִיבוּ גַּם־עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ שִׂטְנָֽה׃

vayacheferv-ve'er-'acheret-vayariyvv-gam-'aleyha-vayiqera'-shemah-shitenah

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

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

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

YLT: and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name ‘Hatred.’

Exposition: Genesis 26:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:22

Hebrew

וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם וַיַּחְפֹּר בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וְלֹא רָבוּ עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ רְחֹבוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־עַתָּה הִרְחִיב יְהוָה לָנוּ וּפָרִינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ׃

vaya'eteq-misham-vayachefor-ve'er-'acheret-velo'-ravv-'aleyha-vayiqera'-shemah-rechovvot-vayo'mer-khiy-'atah-hirechiyv-yehvah-lanv-vfariynv-va'aretz

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And 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 Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

YLT: And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, ‘For--now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.’

Exposition: Genesis 26:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:23

Hebrew

וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם בְּאֵר שָֽׁבַע׃

vaya'al-misham-ve'er-shava'

KJV: And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba.

AKJV: And he went up from there to Beersheba.

ASV: And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

YLT: And he goeth up from thence to Beer-Sheba,

Exposition: Genesis 26:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:24

Hebrew

וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ אַל־תִּירָא כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ אָנֹכִי וּבֵֽרַכְתִּיךָ וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ בַּעֲבוּר אַבְרָהָם עַבְדִּֽי׃

vayera'-'elayv-yehvah-valayelah-hahv'-vayo'mer-'anokhiy-'elohey-'averaham-'aviykha-'al-tiyra'-khiy-'itekha-'anokhiy-vverakhetiykha-vehireveytiy-'et-zare'akha-va'avvr-'averaham-'avediy

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And Jehovah 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.

YLT: and Jehovah appeareth unto him during that night, and saith, ‘I am the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I am with thee, and have blessed thee, and have multiplied thy seed, because of Abraham My servant;’

Exposition: Genesis 26:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:25

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה וַיֶּט־שָׁם אָהֳלוֹ וַיִּכְרוּ־שָׁם עַבְדֵי־יִצְחָק בְּאֵֽר׃

vayiven-sham-mizevecha-vayiqera'-veshem-yehvah-vayet-sham-'aholvo-vayikherv-sham-'avedey-yitzechaq-ve'er

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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. ¶

ASV: And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

YLT: and he buildeth there an altar, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah, and stretcheth out there his tent, and there Isaac's servants dig a well.

Exposition: Genesis 26:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:26

Hebrew

וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ הָלַךְ אֵלָיו מִגְּרָר וַאֲחֻזַּת מֵֽרֵעֵהוּ וּפִיכֹל שַׂר־צְבָאֽוֹ׃

va'aviymelekhe-halakhe-'elayv-migerar-va'achuzat-mere'ehv-vfiykhol-shar-tzeva'vo

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

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

ASV: Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.

YLT: And Abimelech hath gone unto him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol head of his host;

Exposition: Genesis 26:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:27

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יִצְחָק מַדּוּעַ בָּאתֶם אֵלָי וְאַתֶּם שְׂנֵאתֶם אֹתִי וַתְּשַׁלְּחוּנִי מֵאִתְּכֶֽם׃

vayo'mer-'alehem-yitzechaq-madv'a-va'tem-'elay-ve'atem-shene'tem-'otiy-vateshalechvniy-me'itekhem

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

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

ASV: And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

YLT: and Isaac saith unto them, ‘Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send me away from you?’

Exposition: Genesis 26:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:28

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמְרוּ רָאוֹ רָאִינוּ כִּֽי־הָיָה יְהוָה ׀ עִמָּךְ וַנֹּאמֶר תְּהִי נָא אָלָה בֵּינוֹתֵינוּ בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֶךָ וְנִכְרְתָה בְרִית עִמָּֽךְ׃

vayo'merv-ra'vo-ra'iynv-khiy-hayah-yehvah- -'imakhe-vano'mer-tehiy-na'-'alah-veynvoteynv-veyneynv-vveynekha-venikheretah-veriyt-'imakhe

KJV: And 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;

AKJV: 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;

ASV: And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

YLT: And they say, ‘We have certainly seen that Jehovah hath been with thee, and we say, ‘Let there be, we pray thee, an oath between us, between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

Exposition: Genesis 26:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:29

Hebrew

אִם־תַּעֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ רָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא נְגַֽעֲנוּךָ וְכַאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂינוּ עִמְּךָ רַק־טוֹב וַנְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם אַתָּה עַתָּה בְּרוּךְ יְהוָֽה׃

'im-ta'asheh-'imanv-ra'ah-kha'asher-lo'-nega'anvkha-vekha'asher-'ashiynv-'imekha-raq-tvov-vaneshalechakha-veshalvom-'atah-'atah-vervkhe-yehvah

KJV: That 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: that 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 Jehovah.

YLT: do not evil with us, as we have not touched thee, and as we have only done good with thee, and send thee away in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.'

Exposition: Genesis 26:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:30

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃

vaya'ash-lahem-misheteh-vayo'khelv-vayishetv

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

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

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

YLT: And he maketh for them a banquet, and they eat and drink,

Exposition: Genesis 26:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:31

Hebrew

וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ אִישׁ לְאָחִיו וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם יִצְחָק וַיֵּלְכוּ מֵאִתּוֹ בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃

vayashekhiymv-vavoqer-vayishave'v-'iysh-le'achiyv-vayeshalechem-yitzechaq-vayelekhv-me'itvo-veshalvom

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

AKJV: 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.

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

YLT: and rise early in the morning, and swear one to another, and Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from him in peace.

Exposition: Genesis 26:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:32

Hebrew

וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיָּבֹאוּ עַבְדֵי יִצְחָק וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ עַל־אֹדוֹת הַבְּאֵר אֲשֶׁר חָפָרוּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ מָצָאנוּ מָֽיִם׃

vayehiy- -vayvom-hahv'-vayavo'v-'avedey-yitzechaq-vayagidv-lvo-'al-'odvot-have'er-'asher-chafarv-vayo'merv-lvo-matza'nv-mayim

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: And 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.

YLT: And it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, ‘We have found water;’

Exposition: Genesis 26:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:33

Hebrew

וַיִּקְרָא אֹתָהּ שִׁבְעָה עַל־כֵּן שֵׁם־הָעִיר בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

vayiqera'-'otah-shive'ah-'al-khen-shem-ha'iyr-ve'er-sheva'-'ad-hayvom-hazeh

KJV: And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.

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

ASV: And he called it Shibah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

YLT: and he calleth it Shebah, oath, therefore the name of the city is Beer-Sheba, well of the oath, unto this day.

Exposition: Genesis 26:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:34

Hebrew

וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה אֶת־יְהוּדִית בַּת־בְּאֵרִי הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת־בָּשְׂמַת בַּת־אֵילֹן הֽ͏ַחִתִּֽי׃

vayehiy-'eshav-ven-'areva'iym-shanah-vayiqach-'ishah-'et-yehvdiyt-vat-ve'eriy-hachitiy-ve'et-vashemat-vat-'eylon-hachitiy

KJV: 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:

AKJV: 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:

ASV: And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

YLT: And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite,

Exposition: Genesis 26:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Genesis 26:35

Hebrew

וַתִּהְיֶיןָ מֹרַת רוּחַ לְיִצְחָק וּלְרִבְקָֽה׃

vatiheyeyna-morat-rvcha-leyitzechaq-vleriveqah

KJV: Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

AKJV: Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.

ASV: and they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

YLT: and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

Exposition: Genesis 26:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.