1 A nd 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.

And there was a famine in the land, other than the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.

2 A nd the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

And the Lord appeared to him and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I will tell you.

3 s ojourn 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;

Dwell temporarily in this land, and I will be with you and will favor you with blessings; for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

4 a nd 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;

And I will make your descendants to multiply as the stars of the heavens, and will give to your posterity all these lands (kingdoms); and by your Offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, or by Him bless themselves,

5 b ecause that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

For Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.

6 A nd Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

So Isaac stayed in Gerar.

7 a nd 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.

And the men of the place asked him about his wife, and he said, She is my sister; for he was afraid to say, She is my wife—, Lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is attractive and is beautiful to look upon.

8 A nd 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.

When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah his wife.

9 A nd 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.

And Abimelech called Isaac and said, See here, she is certainly your wife! How did you say to me, She is my sister? And Isaac said to him, Because I thought, Lest I die on account of her.

10 A nd 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.

And Abimelech said, What is this you have done to us? One of the men might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt and sin upon us.

11 A nd Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Then Abimelech charged all his people, He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

12 T hen Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

Then Isaac sowed seed in that land and received in the same year a hundred times as much as he had planted, and the Lord favored him with blessings.

13 A nd the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

And the man became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and distinguished;

14 f or he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

He owned flocks, herds, and a great supply of servants, and the Philistines envied him.

15 F or 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.

Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had closed and filled with earth.

16 A nd Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we are.

17 A nd Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

So Isaac went away from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18 A nd 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.

And Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he gave them the names by which his father had called them.

19 A nd Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

Now Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of living water.

20 A nd 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.

And the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he named the well Esek because they quarreled with him.

21 A nd they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Then dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he named it Sitnah.

22 A nd 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.

And he moved away from there and dug another well, and for that one they did not quarrel. He named it Rehoboth, saying, For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

23 A nd he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

Now he went up from there to Beersheba.

24 A nd 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.

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 favor you with blessings and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.

25 A nd 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.

And built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants were digging a well.

26 T hen Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzah, one of his friends, and Phicol, his army’s commander.

27 A nd Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

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

28 A nd 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;

They said, We saw that the Lord was certainly with you; so we said, Let there be now an oath between us, even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you

29   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.

That you will do us no harm, inasmuch as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed or favored of the Lord!

30 A nd he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

And he made them a dinner, and they ate and drank.

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

And they rose up early in the morning and took oaths with one another; and Isaac sent them on their way and they departed from him in peace.

32 A nd 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.

That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, We have found water!

33 A nd he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

And he named Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

34 A nd 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:

Now Esau was 40 years old when he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

35 w hich were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

And they made life bitter and a grief of mind and spirit for Isaac and Rebekah.