Berean Standard Bible
“Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.”
Genesis 26 is the one chapter devoted mainly to Isaac. It opens with a famine in the land, and the writer points out that it was a different famine from the one in Abraham's day.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
World English Bible (WEB)
There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines, unto Gerar.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y HUBO hambre en la tierra, además de la primera hambre que fué en los días de Abraham: y fuése Isaac á Abimelech rey de los Filisteos, en Gerar.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
En aquella época hubo mucha hambre en esa región, tal como había ocurrido antes en el tiempo de Abraham. Isaac entonces se trasladó a la ciudad de Guerar, donde vivía Abimélec el rey de los filisteos.
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