Genesis 26:27

And Isaac said to them, Wherefore have ye come to me? whereas ye hated me, and sent me away from you.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 came to him from Gerar, and so did Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the commander-in-chief of his army.

28And they said, We have surely seen that the Lord was with thee, and we said, Let there be an oath between us and thee, and we will make a covenant with thee,

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Cross References

Genesis 26:16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we.

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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