Genesis 26:2
“And the LORD appeared vnto him and said, Goe not downe into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.”
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Genesis 26:2 Context
1And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the dayes of Abraham. And Isaac went vnto Abimelech King of the Philistims, vnto Gerar. 2And the LORD appeared vnto him and said, Goe not downe into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of. 3Soiourne in this land, and I wil be with thee, and will blesse thee: for vnto thee, and vnto thy seed I will giue all these countreys, and I wil performe the othe, which I sware vnto Abraham thy father. 4And I wil make thy seed to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seed all these countreys: and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed:
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And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- King James Version
The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)