Genesis 26:6-15
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 26
6So Isaac lived in Gerar. 7When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, 'She is my sister,' for he was afraid to say, 'my wife,' thinking, 'the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, since she is beautiful.' 8Now it came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down through a window, and saw them, and behold, Isaac was caressing his wife Rebekah. 9Then Abimelech called Isaac and said, 'Behold, she certainly is your wife! So how is it that you said, ‘She is my sister’?' And Isaac said to him, 'Because I thought, ‘otherwise I might be killed on account of her.’?' 10And Abimelech said, 'What is this that you have done to us? One of the people might easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.' 11So Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, 'He who touches this man or his wife will certainly be put to death.'
12Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundred times as much. And the Lord blessed him,
13and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
14for he had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.
15Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with dirt.
King James Version
Chapter 26
6And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
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.
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.
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.
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 26
6So Isaac settled in Gerar.
7When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say "my wife," thinking, "The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman."
8When Isaac had been there for some time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
10Then Abimelech said, "What is this you’ve done to us? One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us."
11So Abimelech warned all the people, "Whoever harms this man or his wife will certainly be put to death."
12Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that year he reaped a hundred times what was sown. The Lord blessed him,
13and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy.
14He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
15Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt.
New Living Translation
Chapter 26
6So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
7When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, 'She is my sister.' He was afraid to say, 'She is my wife.' He thought, 'They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.'
8But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah.
12When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him.
13He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow.
14He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
15So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham.
English Standard Version
Chapter 26
6So Isaac settled in Gerar. 7When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance. 8When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife. 9So Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, ‘She is my sister’?" Isaac said to him, "Because I thought, ‘Lest I die because of her.’" 10Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us." 11So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, "Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death."
12And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him,
13and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.
14He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.
15(Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells that his father 's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.)
New International Version
Chapter 26
6So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
12Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
13The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
14He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
15So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth.
New King James Version
Chapter 26
6So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. 7And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, “She is my sister”; for he was afraid to say, “ She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold.” 8Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.
10And Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might soon have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us.”
11So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
13The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;
14for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.
15Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth.
