Genesis 26:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.”

Genesis 26:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 26:17 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 26:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Isaac departed from there, encamped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there.”

Genesis 26:17 — World English Bible

Genesis 26:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. ”

Genesis 26:17 — American Standard Version

Genesis 26:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there;”

Genesis 26:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 26:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his camp in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. ”

Genesis 26:17 — Darby Translation

Genesis 26:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore Izhak departed thence and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.”

Genesis 26:17 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 26:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Isaac went from there and encamped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.”

Genesis 26:17 — The Living Sword

Genesis 26:17 in Context — Genesis 26

15 For 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.

16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

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What Does Genesis 26:17 Mean?

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