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Berean Standard Bible

“Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,”

Genesis 26:12

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A famine has struck Canaan, and Isaac stays in the region of Gerar among the Philistines instead of going down to Egypt, obeying God's word to remain in the land. God has renewed to him the promise given to his father Abraham.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,

World English Bible (WEB)

Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And Jehovah blessed him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y sembró Isaac en aquella tierra, y halló aquel año ciento por uno: y bendíjole Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ese año las cosechas de Isaac fueron enormes: cosechó cien veces lo sembrado, porque el Señor lo bendijo.

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