Genesis 26:31
in Genesis 26And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Genesis 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Then Abimelech went to him--As there was a lapse of ninety years between the visit of Abraham and of Isaac, the Abimelech and Phichol spoken of must have been different persons' official titles. Here is another proof of the promise (Ge 12:2) being fulfilled, in an overture of peace being made to him by the king of Gerar.
This site's exposition
Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar
on Genesis 26:26-31
The men who told him to go now come after him to swear a treaty. Their reason is that they can plainly see the LORD has been with him. Abraham swore the same kind of oath at this place in chapter 21, with a king of this name and a commander called Phicol. Isaac answers them with a feast.
This site's exposition
they left him in peace
They got up early, swore an oath to each other, and left him in peace, the words they had used of their own conduct at verse 29. Now the words are true. Ambrose of Milan praised Isaac for receiving again the men who had sent him away.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And they rose up betimes in the morning,....
Here see how generous the good man was, 1. In giving: He made them a feast, and bade them welcome. He did not insist upon the unkindnesses they had done him, but freely entered into a covenant of friendship with them, and bound himself never to do them any injury.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
They rose up be times - Early rising was general among the primitive inhabitants of the world, and this was one cause which contributed greatly to their health and longevity.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ | vaiyashkimu | and they rose early | H7925 → | 65 times |
| בַבֹּ֔קֶר | vaboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ | vaiyishaveu | and they swore an oath | H7650 → | 186 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | each | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לְאָחִ֑יו | leachiv | to brother his | H251 → | 630 times |
| וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֣ם | vayshalechem | and he sent off them | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יִצְחָ֔ק | yitzchak | Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ | vaiyelekhu | and they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| מֵאִתּ֖וֹ | meito | from with <the> him | H854 → | 929 times |
| בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | beshalom | in peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּand they rose early
vaiyashkimuH7925 →65 times
בַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
vabokerH1242 →214 times
וַיִּשָּׁבְע֖וּand they swore an oath
vaiyishaveuH7650 →186 times
אִ֣ישׁeach
ʾishH376 →1663 times
לְאָחִ֑יוto brother his
leachivH251 →630 times
וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֣םand he sent off them
vayshalechemH7971 →845 times
יִצְחָ֔קIsaac
yitzchakH3327 →108 times
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּand they went
vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times
מֵאִתּ֖וֹfrom with <the> him
meitoH854 →929 times
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃in peace
beshalomH7965 →236 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 25:33“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:16
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
- Hebrews 6:16
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
- Genesis 27:36
So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing…
- Genesis 36:6–7
Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and…
- Mark 6:23
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
- Hebrews 12:16
Through
Hebrews 6:16Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
it leads to
- Exodus 22:11
an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
- Hebrews 6:13
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Genesis 14:22
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
- Exodus 22:11
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Ambrose of Milan, On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus, Book 2, Section 99; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.