Verse 4

Genesis 26:4

New Living Translation

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4 I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת זַרְעֲ/ךָ֙ כְּ/כוֹכְבֵ֣י הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם וְ/נָתַתִּ֣י לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל הָ/אֲרָצֹ֖ת הָ/אֵ֑ל וְ/הִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָ/אָֽרֶץ

English Translation

And I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and I will give to your offspring all these lands, and in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

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Chapter 26 Context

1 A severe famine now struck the land, as had happened before in Abraham’s time. So Isaac moved to Ger... Focus ↗

2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you. Focus ↗

3 Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I... Focus ↗

4 I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them al...

5 I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and... Focus ↗

6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar. Focus ↗

7 When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He wa... Focus ↗

8 But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressi... Focus ↗

9 Immediately, Abimelech called for Isaac and exclaimed, “She is obviously your wife! Why did you say,... Focus ↗

10 “How could you do this to us?” Abimelech exclaimed. “One of my people might easily have taken your w... Focus ↗

11 Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: “Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to... Focus ↗

12 When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for... Focus ↗

13 He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. Focus ↗

14 He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines be... Focus ↗

15 So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug... Focus ↗

16 Finally, Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave the country. “Go somewhere else,” he said, “for you have b... Focus ↗

17 So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down. Focus ↗

18 He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham’s death.... Focus ↗

19 Isaac’s servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water. Focus ↗

20 But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and t... Focus ↗

21 Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (... Focus ↗

22 Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so... Focus ↗

23 From there Isaac moved to Beersheba, Focus ↗

24 where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God (Elohim) of your father, A... Focus ↗

25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He set up his camp at that place, and his se... Focus ↗

26 One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army command... Focus ↗

27 “Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land.” Focus ↗

28 They replied, “We can plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty... Focus ↗

29 Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well... Focus ↗

30 So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together. Focus ↗

31 Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then Isaac se... Focus ↗

32 That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!”... Focus ↗

33 So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is... Focus ↗

34 At the age of forty, Esau married two Hittite wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, and Basemath, th... Focus ↗

35 But Esau’s wives made life miserable for Isaac and Rebekah. Focus ↗

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 26 (35 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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