Genesis 26:26-33
Legacy Standard Bible
Isaac’s Oath with Abimelech
26 Now (A)Abimelech came to him from Gerar [a]with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army. 27 And Isaac said to them, “(B)Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” 28 Then they said, “We see plainly (C)that Yahweh has been with you; so we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us—between [b]you and us—and let us cut a covenant with you, 29 that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you [c]and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the (D)blessed of Yahweh.’” 30 Then (E)he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31 In the morning they arose early, and (F)each swore to [d]the other; then Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32 Now it happened on that day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is (G)Beersheba to this day.
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- Genesis 26:26 Lit and his confidential friend
- Genesis 26:28 Lit us and you
- Genesis 26:29 Lit and just as we
- Genesis 26:31 Lit his brother
Genesis 26:26-33
New Living Translation
Isaac’s Covenant with Abimelech
26 One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander. 27 “Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land.”
28 They replied, “We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant. 29 Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!”
30 So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together. 31 Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then Isaac sent them home again, and they left him in peace.
32 That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed. 33 So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”).
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