Genesis 26:6
¶ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
¶ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
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Genesis 26:6
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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26:6¶ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
26:6¶ And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
Selected passage26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife: and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because shee was faire to looke vpon.
26:8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
26:8And it came to passe when he had bene there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistims looked out at a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
26:9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
26:9And Abimelech called Isaac and said, Behold, of a suretie she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said vnto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
26:10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
26:10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done vnto vs? one of the people might lightly haue lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest haue brought guiltinesse vpon vs.
26:11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
26:11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, Hee that toucheth this man or his wife, shall surely bee put to death.
26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and †receiued in the same yeere an hundred fold: & the LORD blessed him.
26:13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
26:13And the man waxed great, and †went forward, and grew vntill he became very great.
26:14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
26:14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of heards, and great store of ‖seruants, and the Philistims enuied him.
26:15For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
26:15For all the wels which his fathers seruants had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father, the Philistims had stopped them, & filled them with earth.
26:16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
26:16And Abimelech said vnto Isaac, Goe from vs: for thou art much mightier then we.