1 A nd 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.

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.

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

And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

3 D well 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.

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.

4 A nd 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,

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.

5 F or Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.

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

6 S o Isaac stayed in Gerar.

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

7 A nd 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.

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.

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

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.

9 A nd 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.

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.

10 A nd 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.

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.

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

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

12 T hen 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.

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

13 A nd the man became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and distinguished;

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

14 H e owned flocks, herds, and a great supply of servants, and the Philistines envied him.

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

15 N ow 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.

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.

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

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us. For thou art much mightier than we.

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

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

18 A nd 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.

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.

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

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

20 A nd 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.

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.

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

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

22 A nd 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.

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.

23 N ow he went up from there to Beersheba.

And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.

24 A nd 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.

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.

25 A nd 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.

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.

26 T hen Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzah, one of his friends, and Phicol, his army’s commander.

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

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

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

28 T hey 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

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,

29 T hat 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!

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.

30 A nd he made them a dinner, and they ate and drank.

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

31 A nd 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.

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.

32 T hat same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, We have found water!

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.

33 A nd he named Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

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

34 N ow 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.

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.

35 A nd they made life bitter and a grief of mind and spirit for Isaac and Rebekah.

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