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Genesis 26

Gen. 26:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Sojourn
guwr (Hebrew #1481)
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
KJV usage: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, X surely.
Pronounce: goor
Origin: a primitive root
a in this land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and I will be with theeb, and will bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
, I will give
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
allc these
'el (Hebrew #411)
a demonstrative particle (but only in a plural sense) these or those
KJV usage: these, those. Compare 428.
Pronounce: ale
countries
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and I will perform
quwm (Hebrew #6965)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
KJV usage: abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising).
Pronounce: koom
Origin: a primitive root
the oath
shbuw`ah (Hebrew #7621)
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
KJV usage: curse, oath, X sworn.
Pronounce: sheb-oo-aw'
Origin: feminine passive participle of 7650
d which I sware
shaba` (Hebrew #7650)
propr. to be complete, but used only as a denominative from 7651; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
KJV usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Pronounce: shaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
unto Abraham
'Abraham (Hebrew #85)
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV usage: Abraham.
Pronounce: ab-raw-hawm'
Origin: contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
thy father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
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Psa. 39:12• 12Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers. (Psa. 39:12)
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Heb. 11:9,13,16• 9By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;
 13All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
 16but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city. (Heb. 11:9,13,16)
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Gen. 28:15• 15And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of. (Gen. 28:15)
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Isa. 43:2,5• 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
 5Fear not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; (Isa. 43:2,5)
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Gen. 13:15• 15for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever. (Gen. 13:15)
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Gen. 15:18• 18On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates; (Gen. 15:18)
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Gen. 22:16• 16and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, (Gen. 22:16)
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Psa. 105:9• 9Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; (Psa. 105:9)
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Mic. 7:20• 20Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old. (Mic. 7:20)

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Sojourn.
Gen. 26:12,14• 12And Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.
 14And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him. (Gen. 26:12,14)
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Gen. 20:1• 1And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar. (Gen. 20:1)
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Psa. 32:8• 8I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee. (Psa. 32:8)
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Psa. 37:1‑6• 1A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;
 2for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb.
 3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
 4and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
 5Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring it to pass;
 6and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. (Psa. 37:1‑6)
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Psa. 39:12• 12Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers. (Psa. 39:12)
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Heb. 11:9,13‑16• 9By faith he sojourned as a stranger in the land of promise as a foreign country, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise;
 13All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar off and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.
 14For they who say such things shew clearly that they seek their country.
 15And if they had called to mind that from whence they went out, they had had opportunity to have returned;
 16but now they seek a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he has prepared for them a city. (Heb. 11:9,13‑16)
I will be.
Gen. 28:15• 15And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places to which thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee until I have done what I have spoken to thee of. (Gen. 28:15)
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Gen. 39:2,21• 2And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
 21And Jehovah was with Joseph, and extended mercy to him, and gave him favour in the eyes of the chief of the tower-house. (Gen. 39:2,21)
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Isa. 43:2,5• 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
 5Fear not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; (Isa. 43:2,5)
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Phil. 4:9• 9What ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these things do; and the God of peace shall be with you. (Phil. 4:9)
unto thee.
Gen. 12:1,7• 1And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.
 7And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him. (Gen. 12:1,7)
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Gen. 13:15,17• 15for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
 17Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee. (Gen. 13:15,17)
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Gen. 15:18• 18On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates; (Gen. 15:18)
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Gen. 17:8• 8And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them. (Gen. 17:8)
oath.
Gen. 22:16,18• 16and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice. (Gen. 22:16,18)
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Psa. 105:9• 9Which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; (Psa. 105:9)
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Mic. 7:20• 20Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old. (Mic. 7:20)
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Heb. 6:17• 17Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath, (Heb. 6:17)
• He is maintained in the heavenly places, but still as a place of promise, though not now seeking it as unknown, but still as an object of faith. It was a fresh calling under different circumstances (the Lord appearing to him anew), not indeed to journey to a land, but to dwell where He should show him, and not to seek natural resources (Egypt). (“Genesis 26” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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