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

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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 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

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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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