Genesis 26:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.””

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BSBPD

“Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, `Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 26:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 1:9“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.

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