Genesis 26:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Genesis 26:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 26:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 26:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.””
Genesis 26:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 26:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. ”
Genesis 26:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 26:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'”
Genesis 26:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 26:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. ”
Genesis 26:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 26:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voyce and kept mine ordinance, my commandements, my statutes, and my Lawes.”
Genesis 26:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."”
Genesis 26:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 26:5 in Context — Genesis 26
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;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
7 And 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.
What Does Genesis 26:5 Mean?
Genesis 26:5 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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