Genesis 26 · Verse 12

Genesis 26:12

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
Genesis 26:12, King James Version

Genesis 26:12 in other translations

BSBNow Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
WEBIsaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. The LORD blessed him.
ASVAnd Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him.
YLTAnd Isaac soweth in that land, and findeth in that year a hundredfold, and Jehovah blesseth him;
DARBYAnd Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him.
BBENow Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.
WebsterThen Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundred-fold: and the LORD blessed him:

What does Genesis 26:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Then Isaac sowed in that land--During his sojourn in that district he farmed a piece of land, which, by the blessing of God on his skill and industry, was very productive (Is 65:13; Psa 37:19); and by his plentiful returns he increased so rapidly in wealth and influence that the Philistines, afraid or envious of his prosperity, obliged him to leave the place (Pr 27:4; Ec 4:4). This may receive illustration from the fact that many Syrian shepherds at this day settle for a year or two in a place, rent some ground, in the produce of which they trade with the neighboring market, till the owners, through jealousy of their growing substance, refuse to renew their lease and compel them to remove elsewhere.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Isaac sowed in that land - Being now perfectly free from the fear of evil, he betakes himself to agricultural and pastoral pursuits, in which he has the especial blessing of God, so that his property becomes greatly increased. A hundred-fold - מאה שערים, meah shearim, literally, "A hundred-fold of barley;" and so the Septuagint, ἑκατοστευουσαν κριθην. Perhaps such a crop of this grain was a rare occurrence in Gerar. The words, however, may be taken in a general way, as signifying a very great increase; so they are used by our Lord in the parable of the sower.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 26:12-17
God blessed Isaac. Be it observed, for the encouragement of poor tenants who occupy other people's lands, and are honest and industrious, that God blessed him with a great increase. The Philistines envied Isaac. It is an instance of the vanity of the world; for the more men have of it, the more they are envied, and exposed to censure and injury. Also of the corruption of nature; for that is an ill principle indeed, which makes men grieve at the good of others. They made Isaac go out of their country. That wisdom which is from above, will teach us to give up our right, and to draw back from contentions. If we are wrongfully driven from one place, the Lord will make room for us in another.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 26:12 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּזְרַ֤עvai.yiz.Ra'and he sowedH2232
יִצְחָק֙yitz.ChakIsaacH3327
בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776
הַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931
וַיִּמְצָ֛אvai.yim.Tza'and he foundH4672
בַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.Nahin the yearH8141
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931
מֵאָ֣הme.'Ahone hundredH3967
שְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimmeasuresH8180
וַֽיְבָרֲכֵ֖הוּvay.va.ra.Khe.huand he blessed himH1288
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Genesis 26:12

  • Mark 4:8

    And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

  • 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;

  • Zechariah 8:12

    For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:10-11

    Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

  • Genesis 24:1

    And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.

  • Genesis 24:35

    And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:6

    In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

  • Job 42:12

    So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

  • Galatians 6:7-8

    Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

  • Psalms 67:6

    Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:6

    I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

  • Genesis 30:30

    For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sowed.The author of the "History of the Piratical States of Barbary" observes, (p. 44,) that the Moors of that country are divided into tribes like the Arabians, and like them dwell in tents, formed into itinerant villages; that "these wanderers farm lands of the inhabitants of the towns, sow and cultivate them, paying their rent with the produce, such as fruits, corn, wax, etc. They are very skilful in choosing the most advantageous soils for every season, and very careful to avoid the Turkish troops, the violence of the one little suiting the simplicity of the other." It is natural to suppose, that Isaac possessed the like sagacity, when he sowed in the land of Gerar, and received that year an hundred-fold.
received. Heb. found. an hundredfold.
Ps 67:6; 72:16; Ec 11:6; Zec 8:12; Mt 13:8,23; Mr 4:8; 1Co 3:6
2Co 9:10,11; Ga 6:7,8
blessed.
3,29; 24:1,35; 30:30; Job 42:12

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Context

  • Genesis 26:11

    And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

  • Genesis 26:12

    Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

  • Genesis 26:13

    And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

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Genesis 26:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sembró Isaac en aquella tierra, y halló aquel año ciento por uno: y bendíjole Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Isaac sema dans cette terre; et il recueillit cette année-là le centuple; et l’ Éternel le bénit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Isaak säte in selbigem Lande und gewann in selbigem Jahre das Hundertfältige; und Jehova segnete ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sevit autem Isaac in terra illa, et invenit in ipso anno centuplum: benedixitque ei Dominus.