Genesis 26:27

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Isaac	יִצְחָ֔ק yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Wherefore	מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a'	H4069	what (is) known? · interrogative particle
come	בָּאתֶ֣ם ba.Tem	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
hate	שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם se.ne.Tem	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
away	וַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִי va.te.sha.le.Chu.ni	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 26:16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Judges 11:7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when…
Genesis 26:14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Acts 7:14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
Acts 7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Acts 7:35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of…
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and w…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:26-33

We have here the contests that had been between Isaac and the Philistines issuing in a happy peace and reconciliation. I. Abimelech pays a friendly visit to Isaac, in token of the respect he had for him, Gen 26:26. Note, When a man's ways please the Lord he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him, Pro 16:7. King's hearts are in his hands, and when he pleases he can turn them to favour his people. II. Isaac prudently and cautiously questions his sincerity in this visit, Gen 26:27. Note, In settling friendships and correspondences, there is need of the wisdom of the serpent, as well as the innocence of the dove; nor is it any transgression of the law of meekness and love plainly to sign…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 26:26

Then Abimelech went to him--As there was a lapse of ninety years between the visit of Abraham and of Isaac, the Abimelech and Phichol spoken of must have been different persons' official titles. Here is another proof of the promise (Gen 12:2) being fulfilled, in an overture of peace being made to him by the king of Gerar. By whatever motive the proposal was dictated--whether fear of his growing power, or regret for the bad usage they had given him, the king and two of his courtiers paid a visit to the tent of Isaac (Pro 16:7). His timid and passive temper had submitted to the annoyances of his rude neighbors; but now that they wish to renew the covenant, he evinces deep feeling at their cond…

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:27

Seeing ye hate me - He was justified in thinking thus, because if they did not injure him, they had connived at their servants doing it.

John Gill on Genesis 26:27

And Isaac said unto them, wherefore come ye to me,.... What is the meaning of this visit? what has brought you hither? it cannot be from affection and friendship to me: seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? the latter he mentions as a proof of the former; they envied his prosperity, and hated him on that account, and therefore expelled him their country, or at least would not suffer him to dwell among them; and still more glaring proofs were given of the hatred of the men of Gerar to him, not only by stopping up his father's wells, but by striving and contending with him about those he dug in the valley after he was gone from them; one of which he called "Sitnah", from their ha…

Dictionary and topics

Abimelech — My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1.) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 20:1-18). By an…
Alliances · . — .
Covenant · .Abimelech and — .Abimelech and
Diplomacy · .Of Abimelech — .Of Abimelech
Isaac · .Moves away to the valley of Gerar, afterward — .Moves away to the valley of Gerar, afterward
Oath · .Between — .Between
Rulers · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 26:27 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary

Genesis 26:27

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Isaac	יִצְחָ֔ק yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Wherefore	מַדּ֖וּעַ ma.Du.a'	H4069	what (is) known? · interrogative particle
come	בָּאתֶ֣ם ba.Tem	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
hate	שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם se.ne.Tem	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
away	וַתְּשַׁלְּח֖וּנִי va.te.sha.le.Chu.ni	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix

Cross-references

Genesis 26:16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Judges 11:7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when…
Genesis 26:14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Acts 7:14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
Acts 7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Acts 7:35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of…
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and w…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:26-33

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 26:26

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:27

Seeing ye hate me - He was justified in thinking thus, because if they did not injure him, they had connived at their servants doing it.

John Gill on Genesis 26:27

Dictionary and topics

Abimelech — My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1.) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 20:1-18). By an…
Alliances · . — .
Covenant · .Abimelech and — .Abimelech and
Diplomacy · .Of Abimelech — .Of Abimelech
Isaac · .Moves away to the valley of Gerar, afterward — .Moves away to the valley of Gerar, afterward
Oath · .Between — .Between
Rulers · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 26:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:26-33

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 26:26

Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:27

John Gill on Genesis 26:27

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 26:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:26-33

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 26:26

Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:27

John Gill on Genesis 26:27

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 26:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 26:26-33

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 26:26-33

Rashi on Genesis 26:10