King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   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.

KJVu: 1 There was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar.

KJV:   2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt ; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

KJVu: 2 And the LORD appeared to him, and said, "Do not go down to Egypt . Dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.

KJV:   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 ;

KJVu: 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you. For to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father .

KJV:   4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ;

KJVu: 4 I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these lands. And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ,

KJV:   5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

KJVu: 5 because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

KJV:   6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar :

KJVu: 6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar .

KJV:   7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife ; and he said, She is my sister : for he feared to say, She is my wife ; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah ; because she was fair to look upon.

KJVu: 7 When the men of the place asked him about his wife , he said, "She is my sister ," for he feared to say, "She is my wife ," he thought, "lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah , because she was beautiful to look upon. "

KJV:   8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

KJVu: 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window, and behold, he saw Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife.

Notes: - "Sporting" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6711 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "of conjugal caresses Genesis 26:8."

KJV:   9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife : and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

KJVu: 9 So Abimelech called Isaac, and said, "Behold, truly she is your wife . Why did you say, 'She is my sister? '" And Isaac said to him, "Because I said, 'Lest I die because of her. '"

KJV:   10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us .

KJVu: 10 Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt on us. "

KJV:   11 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

KJVu: 11 So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, "He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. "

KJV:   12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold : and the LORD blessed him.

KJVu: 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold . And the LORD blessed him.

KJV:   13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great :

KJVu: 13 And the man became great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great .

Notes: - "waxed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1431 with a Strong’s definition of "to grow up, become great."

KJV:   14 For he had possession of flocks , and possession of herds, and great store of servants : and the Philistines envied him.

KJVu: 14 For he had possessions of flocks and of herds, and great number of servants , and the Philistines envied him.

Notes: - "Store" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7227 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "in abundance, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, greatly, man, one, -|- By contracted from rabab; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) — (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ship-master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent)."

KJV:   15 For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

KJVu: 15 Now all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them up, and filled them with earth.

KJV:   16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us ; for thou art much mightier than we.

KJVu: 16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us , for you are much mightier than we. "

KJV:   17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

KJVu: 17 So Isaac departed from there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

KJV:   18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father ; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham : and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

KJVu: 18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father , for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham . He called their names by the same names which his father had called them.

KJV:   19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

KJVu: 19 Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found a well there of spring water.

KJV:   20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours : and he called the name of the well Esek ; because they strove with him.

KJVu: 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours ." Thus he called the name of the well Esek , because they quarreled with him.

Notes: "Strive " highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7378 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "quarrel, with עִם person, Genesis 26:20."

KJV:   21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also : and he called the name of it Sitnah.

KJVu: 21 So they dug another well, and quarreled over that also . He called the name of it Sitnah.

KJV:   22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well ; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth ; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

KJVu: 22 And he moved from there, and dug another well , and they did not quarrel over that one. He called the name of it Rehoboth , and he said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. "

KJV:   23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

KJVu: 23 From there he went up to Beersheba.

KJV:   24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father : fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

KJVu: 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father . Do not fear, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham’s sake. "

KJV:   25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there : and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.

KJVu: 25 So he built an altar there, and called on the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there . And Isaac’s servants dug a well there.

KJV:   26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

KJVu: 26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, with Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

KJV:   27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

KJVu: 27 And Isaac said to them, "Why have YOU come to me, seeing that YOU hate me, and have sent me away from you? "

KJV:   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;

KJVu: 28 Then they said, "We saw certainly that the LORD was with you, and we said, 'Let there be an oath between us, between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

KJV:   29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace : thou art now the blessed of the LORD.

KJVu: 29 that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you. We have done nothing to you but good, and have sent you away in peace . You are now the blessed of the LORD. '"

Notes: "Hurt" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7451 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displeasure, distress -|- From ra’a'; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) — adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. Feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).."

KJV:   30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

KJVu: 30 And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.

KJV:   31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another : and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

KJVu: 31 Then they rose up early in the morning, and swore one to another , and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Notes: "Betimes" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7925 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "arise, be up, get oneself up, rise up early betimes, morning -!- A primitive root; properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. To start early in the morning — (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning."

KJV:   32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

KJVu: 32 It came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water. "

KJV:   33 And he called it Shebah : therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.

KJVu: 33 And he called it Shebah , therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

KJV:   34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite :

KJVu: 34 Esau was 40 years old when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite .

KJV:   35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

KJVu: 35 They grieved the spirits of Isaac and Rebekah.

Notes: "Mind" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7307 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "air, anger, blast, breath, cool, courage, mind, quarter, -|- From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. A sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) — air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit-ual, tempest, X vain, whirl-wind(-y)." Strong’s Definition: "breath, wind, spirit"