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;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Sojourn	גּ֚וּר gur	H1481	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
land	בָּאָ֣רֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
bless	וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ va.'a.va.re.Khe.ka	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + verb, piel, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
seed	וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ u.le.zar.'a.Kha	H2233	seed · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
give	אֶתֵּן֙ 'e.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
these	הָאֵ֔ל ha.'El	H411	these or those · definite article + demonstrative particle
countries	הָֽאֲרָצֹ֣ת ha.'a.ra.Tzot	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
perform	וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙ va.ha.ki.mo.Ti	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
oath	הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה ha.she.vu.'Ah	H7621	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sware	נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti	H7650	to seven oneself · verb, niphal perfect, 1st person common singular
Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם le.'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִֽיךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 28:15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not l…
Psalms 105:9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Genesis 22:16-18 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared u…
Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting poss…
Genesis 20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Hebrews 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:1-5

Here, I. God tried Isaac by his providence. Isaac had been trained up in a believing dependence upon the divine grant of the land of Canaan to him and his heirs; yet now there is a famine in the land, Gen 26:1. What shall he think of the promise when the promised land will not find him bread? Is such a grant worth accepting, upon such terms, and after so long a time? Yes, Isaac will still cleave to the covenant; and the less valuable Canaan in itself seems to be the better he is taught to value it, 1. As a token of God's everlasting kindness to him; and, 2. As a type of heaven's everlasting blessedness. Note, The intrinsic worth of God's promises cannot be lessened in a believer's eye by any…

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Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land - In Gerar, whither he had gone, Gen 26:1, and where we find he settled, Gen 26:6, though the land of Canaan in general might be here intended. That there were serious and important reasons why Isaac should not go to Egypt, we may be fully assured, though they be not assigned here; it is probable that even Isaac himself was not informed why he should not go down to Egypt. I have already supposed that God saw trials in his way which he might not have been able to bear. While a man acknowledges God in all his ways, he will direct all his steps, though he may not choose to give him the reasons of the workings of his providence. Abraham might go safely to Egypt, Isaac might…

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John Gill on Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land,.... The land of Canaan, where he now was; either in Gerar, which though in the land of the Philistines was a part of Canaan, the place of his present residence; or in any other part of it he should be directed to: however, by this it appears it was the pleasure of God that he should not go out of that land, and which Abraham his father was careful of, that he should not while he lived; see Genesis 24:6, and I will be with thee, and I will bless thee; with his presence; with protection from all enemies; with a supply of all the necessaries of life; and with all spiritual blessings, and with eternal life and happiness: for unto thee, and to thy seed, will I give these c…

The Church Fathers

Lest the good man think it was out of a wish for him to experience the hardship of famine that God gave this direction not allowing him to go into Egypt, God said, Don't be distressed; don't be concerned—stay here: "I will be with you." You have the supplier of all good things, so entertain no concern. After all, I the Lord of all will be with you—and not only that, but "I will bless you." That is to say, I will make you prosperous and provide you with blessing from myself. What could be more blessed than this good man in receiving such a wonderful promise from God, "I will be with you and bless you?" … But how will I bless you? "To you and your descendants I will give this land." You think you are visiting these parts as a stranger and nomad; know that to you and your descendants all this land will be given. That you may have confidence, realize that "the oath I swore to your father Abraham" I will fulfill in you.Observe God's considerateness; he did not simply say, "The covenant I made with your father, nor the promises I made"; instead, what? "The oath I swore." "I assured him with an oath," he is saying, "and I must put my oath into effect and bring it to fulfillment." Do you see God's loving kindness? His words are uttered not with a view to his own dignity but out of considerateness of our limitations.
— John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 51.7-8

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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…
Ashurim — (steps), a tribe descended from Dedan, the grandson of Abraham. (Genesis 26:3) Knobel considers them the same with the Asshur of (Ezekiel 27:28) and connected with southern Arabia.
Canaan · .Renewed to — .Renewed to
Contracts · By oaths — By oaths
Covenant, The · Made with: Isaac — Made with: Isaac
Holy Land · Promised to: Isaac — Promised to: Isaac
Isaac · .Abrahamic covenant confirmed in — .Abrahamic covenant confirmed in
Jews, The · Promises respecting made to: Isaac — Promises respecting made to: Isaac
Promises Of God, The · Made to: Isaac — Made to: Isaac

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 26:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:1-5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:3

John Gill on Genesis 26:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 26:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:1-5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 26:3

John Gill on Genesis 26:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 26:2-4

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 26:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 26:2-5