Thursday, November 1, 2012

Genesis 26:15


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.

Geneva Bible - In so much that the Philistines stopped and filled up with earth all the wells,
which his father’s servants dug in his father Abraham’s time.

Genesis 26:14


For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store [a great number] of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Geneva Bible - For he had flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, and a mighty household,
therefore the Philistines had (g) envy at him.
(g) The malicious, envy always, the graces of God in others.

Genesis 26:13


And the man waxed [grew] great, and went forward [continued prospering] , and grew until he became very great:

Geneva Bible - And the man waxed mighty, and (*) still increased, till he was exceeding great,
(*) Hebrew: he went forth going and increasing.

Genesis 26:12


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

Geneva Bible - Afterward Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a (*)
hundredfold by estimation. And so the LORD blessed him.
(*) Or, a hundred measures.

Genesis 26:11


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

Geneva Bible - Then Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man, or
his wife, shall die the death.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Genesis 26:10


And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly [soon] have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

Geneva Bible - Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this unto us? One of the people
had almost lain by thy wife, so shouldest thou have brought (f) sin upon us.
(f) In all ages men were persuaded that God's vengeance should light upon wedlock breakers.

Genesis 26:9


And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety [obviously] she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die [on account of] for her.

Geneva Bible - Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Lo, she is of a surety thy wife, and why
saidst thou, She is my sister? To whom Isaac answered, Because I thought this, It
may be that I shall die for her.

Genesis 26:8


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 [caressing] with Rebekah his wife.

Geneva Bible - o after he had been there a long time, Abimelech King of the Philistines
looked out at a window, and lo, he saw Isaac (e) sporting with Rebekah his wife.
(e) Or shewing some familiar sign of love, whereby it might be known that she was his wife.

Genesis 26:7


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 [beautiful] to look upon.

Geneva Bible - And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he said, She is my sister, (d)
for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest, said he, the men of the place should kill
me, because of Rebekah, for she was beautiful to the eye.
(d) Whereby we see that fear and distrust is found in the most faithful.

Genesis 26:6

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

Geneva Bible - So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.