1 A nd 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.

¶ And there was a famine in the land, in addition to the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech, king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.

2 A nd Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, `Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,

And the LORD appeared unto him and said, Do not go down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of;

3 s ojourn in this land, and I am with thee, and bless thee, for to thee and to thy seed I give all these lands, and I have established the oath which I have sworn to Abraham thy father;

abide 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 confirm the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;

4 a nd I have multiplied thy seed as stars of the heavens, and I have given to thy seed all these lands; and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth;

and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven and will give unto thy seed all these lands, and in thy seed shall all the Gentiles of the earth be blessed

5 b ecause that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'

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

6 A nd Isaac dwelleth in Gerar;

¶ Therefore Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

7 a nd men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, `She my sister:' for he hath been afraid to say, `My wife -- lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she of good appearance.'

And the men of that 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.

8 A nd it cometh to pass, when the days have been prolonged to him there, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looketh through the window, and seeth, and lo, Isaac is playing with Rebekah his wife.

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time that Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking out a window, saw Isaac sporting with Rebekah, his wife.

9 A nd Abimelech calleth for Isaac, and saith, `Lo, she surely thy wife; and how hast thou said, She my sister?' and Isaac saith unto him, `Because I said, Lest I die for her.'

And Abimelech called Isaac and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how didst thou say, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.

10 A nd Abimelech saith, `What this thou hast done to us? as a little thing one of the people had lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us guilt;'

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? One of the people might easily have slept with thy wife, and thou should have brought the sin upon us.

11 a nd Abimelech commandeth all the people, saying, `He who cometh against this man or against his wife, dying doth die.'

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

12 A nd Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him;

¶ Then Isaac sowed in that land and received in the same year one hundred-fold, and the LORD blessed him.

13 a nd the man is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great,

And the man waxed great and went forward and grew until he became very great,

14 a nd he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

for he had possession of flocks, possession of herds, great store of servants, and the Philistines envied him.

15 a nd all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.

For all the wells which his father’s slaves had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them and filled them with earth.

16 A nd Abimelech saith unto Isaac, `Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;'

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

17 a nd Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;

And Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.

18 a nd Isaac turneth back, and diggeth the wells of water which they digged in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines do stop after the death of Abraham, and he calleth to them names according to the names which his father called them.

And Isaac reopened the wells of water, which they had opened in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham, and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

19 A nd Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and find there a well of living water,

And Isaac’s slaves dug in the valley and found there a well of living waters.

20 a nd shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, `The water ours;' and he calleth the name of the well `Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

And the pastors of Gerar strove with Isaac’s pastors, saying, The water is ours; therefore he called the name of the well Esek, because they strove with him.

21 a nd they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name `Hatred.'

And they opened another well and strove for that one also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

22 A nd he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, `For -- now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'

And he left there and opened another well; and for that one they did not strive and he called the name of it Rehoboth, and he said, For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

23 A nd he goeth up from thence Beer-Sheba,

And he went up from there unto Beersheba.

24 a nd Jehovah appeareth unto him during that night, and saith, `I the God of Abraham thy father, fear not, for I with thee, and have blessed thee, and have multiplied thy seed, because of Abraham My servant;'

And 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 slave Abraham’s sake.

25 a nd he buildeth there an altar, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah, and stretcheth out there his tent, and there Isaac's servants dig a well.

And he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s slaves opened a well.

26 A nd Abimelech hath gone unto him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol head of his host;

¶ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar and Ahuzzath, one of his friends, and Phichol, the chief captain of his army.

27 a nd Isaac saith unto them, `Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send me away from you?'

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

28 A nd they say, `We have certainly seen that Jehovah hath been with thee, and we say, `Let there be, we pray thee, an oath between us, between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

And they said, We have seen certainly that the LORD is with thee; and we said, Let there be now an oath between us, even between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

29 d o not evil with us, as we have not touched thee, and as we have only done good with thee, and send thee away in peace; thou now blessed of Jehovah.'

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.

30 A nd he maketh for them a banquet, and they eat and drink,

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

31 a nd rise early in the morning, and swear one to another, and Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from him in peace.

And they rose up early in the morning and swore one to another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

32 A nd it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, `We have found water;'

And it came to pass the same day that Isaac’s slaves came and told him concerning the well which they had opened and said unto him, We have found water.

33 a nd he calleth it Shebah, therefore the name of the city Beer-Sheba, unto this day.

And he called it Shebah, therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

34 A nd Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite,

¶ And 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:

35 a nd they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

Who were bitterness of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah.