Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Abraham traveled from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar as an outsider,
New American Standard Bible
Now Abraham journeyed from
King James Version
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Holman Bible
From there Abraham traveled to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived in Gerar,
A Conservative Version
And Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.
American Standard Version
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur. And he sojourned in Gerar.
Amplified
Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev (the South country), and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he lived temporarily in Gerar.
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was living between Kadesh and Shur, in Gerar.
Darby Translation
And Abraham departed thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned at Gerar.
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will remove from thence to the land of the south, and will dwell between Kadesh and between Shur, and will sojourn in Gerar.
King James 2000
And Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negeb, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev, and he settled between Kadesh and Shur. And he dwelled as an alien in Gerar.
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham moved from there toward the south country, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abraham departed thence toward the south country and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned in Gerar.
NET Bible
Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,
New Heart English Bible
Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham brake up from thence, towards the land of the South, and fixed his dwelling between Kadesh and Shur, so he sojourned in Gerar.
Webster
And Abraham journeyed from thence towards the south country, and dwelt between Kadash and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
World English Bible
Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the South, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham journeyeth from thence toward the land of the south, and dwelleth between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourneth in Gerar;
Themes
Gerar » A city » A city of the philistines » Abimelech, king of
Gerar » A city » A city of the philistines » Visited by abraham
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 20:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham And Abimelech
1 Abraham traveled from there to the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was living in Gerar as an outsider, 2 because Abraham kept saying about his wife Sarah, "She is my sister," King Abimelech of Gerar summoned them and took Sarah into his household.
Cross References
Genesis 26:6
So Isaac lived in Gerar.
Genesis 18:1
Later, the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks belonging to Mamre. As Abraham was sitting near the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day,
Genesis 26:1
Later on, a famine swept through the land. This famine was different from the previous famine that had occurred earlier, during Abraham's lifetime. So Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Genesis 16:1
Now Abram's wife Sarai had not borne a child for him. She had an Egyptian servant girl whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:7
The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the desert on the road to Shur.
Genesis 16:14
That's why the spring was called, "The Well of the Living One who Looks after Me." It was between Kadesh and Bered.
Genesis 10:19
Later, the Canaanite families were widely scattered. The Canaanite border extended south from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and east toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Genesis 13:1
Abram traveled from Egypt, along with his wife and everyone who belonged to his household including Lot to the Negev.
Genesis 14:7
Next they turned back and came to En-mishpat (which was also known as Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, along with the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Genesis 24:62
Later on, as Isaac was returning one evening from Beer-lahai-roi (he had been living in the Negev),
Genesis 26:20
But the herdsmen who lived in Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen. "The water is ours," they said. As a result, Isaac named the well Esek, for they had fiercely disputed with him about it.
Genesis 26:26
Later, Abimelech traveled from Gerar to visit Isaac. He arrived with Ahuzzath, his staff advisor, and Phicol, the commanding officer of his army.
Numbers 13:26
came in to Moses and Aaron, and delivered their report to the entire congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back their report to the entire congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
Numbers 20:16
Then we cried to the LORD and he heard our voice, sending us a messenger who brought us out of Egypt. Now look! We've arrived in Kadesh, a city at the extreme end of your territory.
Deuteronomy 1:19
"Then we set out from Horeb and walked through that vast and dreadful desert, where you observed the road to the Amorite hill country. Just as the LORD our God ordained for us, we finally arrived at Kadesh-barnea.
Deuteronomy 32:51
Both of you acted unfaithfully against me among the Israelis at Meribah-kadesh in the desert of Zin, when you failed to uphold my holiness among the Israelis.
1 Samuel 15:7
Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
2 Chronicles 14:13-14
Asa and his army pursued the Ethiopians as far as Gerar. So many Ethiopians died that their army could not recover, because it had been shattered in the LORD's presence and in the presence of his army. The Israelis carried off a lot of plunder, too.
Psalm 29:8
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.