Genesis 26 · Verse 2

Genesis 26:2

And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Genesis 26:2, King James Version

Genesis 26:2 in other translations

BSBThe LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
WEBThe LORD appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
ASVAnd Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
YLTAnd Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, ‘Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,
DARBYAnd Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.
BBEAnd the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge:
WebsterAnd the LORD appeared to him, and said, Go not down into Egypt: dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

What does Genesis 26:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Go not down into Egypt - As Abraham had taken refuge in that country, it is probable that Isaac was preparing to go thither also; and God, foreseeing that he would there meet with trials, etc., which might prove fatal to his peace or to his piety, warns him not to fulfill his intention.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 26:1-5

Isaac had been trained up in a believing dependence upon the Divine grant of the land of Canaan to him and his heirs; and now that there is a famine in the land, Isaac still cleaves to the covenant. The real worth of God's promises cannot be lessened to a believer by any cross providences that may befall him. If God engage to be with us, and we are where he would have us to be, nothing but our own unbelief and…

Read the full comment on Genesis 26:1-5 →

Genesis 26:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'and he appearedH7200
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תֵּרֵ֣דte.Redyou go downH3381
מִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahEgypt towardsH4714
שְׁכֹ֣ןshe.KhondwellH7931
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֹמַ֥ר'o.MarI will sayH559
אֵלֶֽיךָ\׃'e.Lei.khato youH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 26:2

  • 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 unto him.

  • Genesis 18:1

    And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

  • Genesis 17:1

    And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  • Genesis 12:1

    Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

  • Psalms 37:3

    Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  • Genesis 18:10-20

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
appeared.
12:7; 17:1; 18:1,10-20
dwell.
12:1; Ps 37:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 26:1

    And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

  • Genesis 26:2

    And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

  • 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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Genesis 26:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y apareciósele Jehová, y díjole: No desciendas á Egipto: habita en la tierra que yo te diré;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel lui apparut, et dit: Ne descends pas en Égypte; demeure dans le pays que je t’ai dit;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova erschien ihm und sprach: Ziehe nicht hinab nach Ägypten; bleibe in dem Lande, von dem ich dir sage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Apparuitque ei Dominus, et ait: Ne descendas in Ægyptum, sed quiesce in terra quam dixero tibi,