Covenant with Abimelech

26 Then (A)Abimelech came to him from Gerar [a]with his adviser Ahuzzath and Phicol the commander of his army. 27 Isaac said to them, “(B)Why have you come to me, since you hate me and have sent me away from you?” 28 They said, “We see plainly (C)that the Lord has been with you; so we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, even between [b]you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:26 Lit and his confidential friend
  2. Genesis 26:28 Lit us and you

26 Meanwhile, Abimelek had come to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his personal adviser and Phicol the commander of his forces.(A) 27 Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me, since you were hostile to me and sent me away?(B)

28 They answered, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you;(C) so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’—between us and you. Let us make a treaty(D) with you

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