Genesis 26:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 26:5

3 ^aDwell in this land, and ^bI will be with you and ^cbless you; for to you and your descendants ^dI give all these lands, and I will perform ^ethe oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

4 And ^aI will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; ^band in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;

5 ^abecause Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.

7 And the men of the place asked about his wife. And ^ahe said, “She is my sister”; for ^bhe was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is ^cbeautiful to behold.”

8 Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac,¹ showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 26:5

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

Amplified® Bible
For Abraham listened to {and} obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.

Contemporary English Version
because Abraham did everything I told him to do.

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

Good News Bible
I will bless you, because Abraham obeyed me and kept all my laws and commands."

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

New American Standard Bible
because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws."

New International Version
because Abraham obeyed me and kept my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my laws."

New King James Version
because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws."

Revised Standard Version
because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

Young's Literal Translation
because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'

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