Genesis 26:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.””

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BSBPD

“that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“that thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“do not evil with us, as we have not touched thee, and as we have only done good with thee, and send thee away in peace; thou <FI>art<Fi> now blessed of Jehovah.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 26:29 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
  2. Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
  3. Genesis 21:22At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
  4. Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  5. Genesis 24:31“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
  6. Genesis 26:11So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
  7. Genesis 26:14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
  8. Psalms 115:15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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