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Berean Standard Bible

“The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.”

Genesis 26:2

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A famine strikes, and Isaac considers going down to Egypt, as his father once did. The Lord appears to him at Gerar.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And 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:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y apareciósele Jehová, y díjole: No desciendas á Egipto: habita en la tierra que yo te diré;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Allí se le apareció el Señor y le dijo: «No vayas a Egipto. Quédate en el lugar que yo te indique.

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