Genesis 26:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:”
Genesis 26:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 26:2 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 26:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 26:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.”
Genesis 26:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 26:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:”
Genesis 26:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 26:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, `Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,”
Genesis 26:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 26:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.”
Genesis 26:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 26:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Lord appeared vnto him, and sayde, Goe not downe into Egypt, but abide in the land which I shall shewe vnto thee.”
Genesis 26:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall say to you.”
Genesis 26:2 — The Living Sword
Genesis 26:2 in Context — Genesis 26
1 Il y eut une famine dans le pays, outre la première famine qui eut lieu du temps d’Abraham; et Isaac alla vers Abimélec, roi des Philistins, à Guérar.
2 L’Éternel lui apparut, et dit: Ne descends pas en Égypte, demeure dans le pays que je te dirai.
3 Séjourne dans ce pays-ci: je serai avec toi, et je te bénirai, car je donnerai toutes ces contrées à toi et à ta postérité, et je tiendrai le serment que j’ai fait à Abraham, ton père.
4 Je multiplierai ta postérité comme les étoiles du ciel; je donnerai à ta postérité toutes ces contrées; et toutes les nations de la terre seront bénies en ta postérité,
What Does Genesis 26:2 Mean?
Genesis 26:2 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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