Genesis 26:2
What does Genesis 26:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 26:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, `Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Lord appeared to him, and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.
Context
v.1And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.
v.2This passage
v.3sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:7
And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.
- Psalms 37:3
Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness.
- Genesis 18:1
And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Genesis 12:1
Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee:
- Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
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