Genesis 26:2

2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.

Genesis 26:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
ESV
2 And the LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
NLT
2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you.
MSG
2 God appeared to him and said, "Don't go down to Egypt; stay where I tell you.
CSB
2 The Lord appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;

Genesis 26:2 In-Context

1 Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar.
2 The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
5 because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Genesis 12:7; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 18:1
  • 2. Genesis 46:3
  • 3. S Genesis 12:1
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