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Genesis 26:23-25
New English Translation
Genesis 26:23-25
New English Translation
23 From there Isaac[a] went up to Beer Sheba. 24 The Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.” 25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped[b] the Lord. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.[c]
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- Genesis 26:23 tn Heb “and he went up from there”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 26:25 tn Heb “called in the name of.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 13:4; 21:33). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116.
- Genesis 26:25 tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”
Genesis 26:23-25
New International Version
Genesis 26:23-25
New International Version
23 From there he went up to Beersheba.(A) 24 That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham.(B) Do not be afraid,(C) for I am with you;(D) I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants(E) for the sake of my servant Abraham.”(F)
25 Isaac built an altar(G) there and called on the name of the Lord.(H) There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.(I)
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