Genesis 26:27

and Isaac says to them, “Why have you come to me, and you have hated me, and you send me away from you?”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26And Abimelech has gone to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phichol head of his host;

28And they say, “We have certainly seen that YHWH has been with you, and we say, Now let there be an oath between us, between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

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Cross References

Genesis 26:16And Abimelech says to Isaac, “Go from us; for you have become much mightier than we”;

Acts 7:9and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

Acts 7:27And he who is doing injustice to the neighbor, thrusted him away, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge over us?

Revelation 3:9behold, I give from the synagogue of Satan—those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them that they may come and prostrate before your feet, and may know that I loved you.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:27-34

Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech. ( b. c. 1760.) 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as… Read the whole commentary →

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