KJV King James Version
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.
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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 unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
WEB World English Bible
There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
ASV American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 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 unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 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;
4 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;
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וַיְהִ֤יH1961 · ha.yahto beרָעָב֙H7458 · ra.avfamineבָּאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetמִלְּבַד֙H905 · badalone: poleהָרָעָ֣בH7458 · ra.avfamineהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןH7223 · ri.shonfirstאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichהָיָ֖הH1961 · ha.yahto beבִּימֵ֣יH3117 · yomdayאַבְרָהָ֑םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamוַיֵּ֧לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentיִצְחָ֛קH3327 · yits.chaqIsaacאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֲבִימֶּ֥לֶךְH40 · a.vi.me.lekhAbimelechמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineגְּרָֽרָה׃H1642 · ge.rarGerar
Cross-references
Genesis 12:10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.Genesis 25:11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.Genesis 21:22-32And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:Genesis 20:1-2And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
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