Genesis 26:26-33
New King James Version
26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, (A)and Phichol the commander of his army. 27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, (B)since you hate me and have (C)sent me away from you?”
28 But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord (D)is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a [a]covenant with you, 29 that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. (E)You are now the blessed of the Lord.’ ”
30 (F)So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31 Then they arose early in the morning and (G)swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” 33 So he called it [b]Shebah. (H)Therefore the name of the city is [c]Beersheba to this day.
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- Genesis 26:28 treaty
- Genesis 26:33 Lit. Oath or Seven
- Genesis 26:33 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
Genesis 26:26-33
21st Century King James Version
26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath one of his friends and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
27 And Isaac said unto them, “Why come ye to me, seeing ye hate me and have sent me away from you?”
28 And they said, “We saw certainly that the Lord was 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 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 And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
31 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 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said unto him, “We have found water.”
33 And he called it Shebah [that is, An oath]; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba [that is, The well of the oath] unto this day.
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