Genesis 26:6
What does Genesis 26:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 26:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So Isaac went on living in Gerar;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Isaac dwelleth in Gerar;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So Isaac abode in Gerara.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Isaac dwelt at Gerar.
Context
v.5because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
v.6This passage
v.7and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 20:1
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
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