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 former famine which had been in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines, to 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 to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that 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 bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I swore 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 unto thy seed will I give all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves—

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

because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

6 S o Isaac stayed in Gerar.

And Isaac dwelt at 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 about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca—because she was fair in countenance.

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 some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca 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.

Then Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, she is certainly thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I die on account 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 to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on 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 touches this man or his wife shall certainly 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 received 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 became great, and he became continually greater, until he was 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 number of servants; 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.

And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth.

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

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art become 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 pitched his camp 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 dug again the wells of water that they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and that the Philistines had stopped 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 dug 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.

But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.

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

And they dug 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 thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has 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 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 to 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 built an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah. And he pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants dug a well.

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

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

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 to them, Why are ye come to me, seeing ye hate me, and have driven 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 certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us—between 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 wrong, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done to thee nothing but good, and have let thee go in peace; thou art now blessed of Jehovah.

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

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

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 early in the morning, and swore 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 that they had dug, and said to 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 Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to 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 Esau was forty years old, when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basmath 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 to Isaac and to Rebecca.