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Genesis 26:2

Egypt
Guidance and decisionsObedience

1 Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.

The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.

3 Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
KJV
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
WEB
The LORD appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
ASV
And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.
DARBY
And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.
BLB
And YHWH appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell to you.
ÅB
Da åpenbarte Herren seg for ham og sa: Dra ikke ned til Egypt! Bo i det land som jeg sier deg!
OTB
Herren viste seg for Isak og sa: «Dra ikke ned til Egypt; bli i det landet som jeg skal si deg.
B1930
Da åpenbarte Herren sig for ham og sa: Dra ikke ned til Egypten! Bo i det land som jeg sier dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 12:7

    Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

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  • Genesis 18:1

    Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

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  • Genesis 17:1

    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

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  • Genesis 12:1

    Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.

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  • Psalms 37:3

    Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

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  • Genesis 18:10–20

    Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.

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