Genesis 26:27

Translations

Modern

“Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”

Traditional

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

Literal

And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me? And you—you hated me and you sent me away from you.”

Latin

…locutus est eis Isaac: Quid venistis ad me, hominem quem odistis, et expulistis a vobis?

Original

Hebrew

English

“Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”

Notes

Genesis 26:26–33

This oath is like the one a previous king made with Abraham (see 21:22–31). This king acknowledged that God was blessing Isaac. He understood that an oath with Isaac would be beneficial.

No opposition can stop God's blessing. It will flourish, and other nations will notice it. They will seek peace with God's people to share in the blessing.

Genesis 26:1–35

This section pauses Jacob’s story to focus on Isaac. Isaac’s success and wealth in chapter 26 show that God’s blessing had passed to him (compare 25:11), even though he sometimes failed to trust God.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaac Dealing with Conflict Symbolic Numbers The Righteous Suffer

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People

Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau

Glossary

Abimelech Alliance Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Philistia, Philistines Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Alliances: Isaac and Abimelech Covenant: Abimelech and Isaac Diplomacy of Abimelech Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Moves Away to the Valley of Gerar, Afterward Called Beer-Sheba Oath used in Solemnizing Covenants: Between Isaac and Abimelech Rulers: Isaac

Genesis 26:27

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