Genesis 26:26-33
English Standard Version
26 When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and (A)Phicol the commander of his army, 27 Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, seeing that you hate me and (B)have sent me away from you?” 28 They said, “We see plainly that the Lord has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, 29 that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. (C)You are now the blessed of the Lord.” 30 So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31 In the morning they rose early and (D)exchanged oaths. And Isaac sent them on their way, and they departed from him in peace. 32 That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 He called it Shibah;[a] therefore the name of the city is (E)Beersheba to this day.
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- Genesis 26:33 Shibah sounds like the Hebrew for oath
Genesis 26:26-33
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Covenant with Abimelech
26 Now Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.(A) 27 Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? You hated me and sent me away from you.”
28 They replied, “We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you: 29 You will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have only done what was good to you, sending you away in peace. You are now blessed by the Lord.”(B)
30 So he prepared a banquet for them, and they ate and drank. 31 They got up early in the morning and swore an oath to each other.[a](C) Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace. 32 On that same day Isaac’s slaves came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, “We have found water!”(D) 33 He called it Sheba.[b] Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba[c](E) to this day.
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- Genesis 26:31 Lit swore, each man to his brother
- Genesis 26:33 Or Shibah
- Genesis 26:33 = Well of the Oath
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