Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;

International Standard Version

That's when the LORD appeared to Isaac. "You are not to go down to Egypt," he said. "Instead, you are to settle down in an area within this land where I'll tell you.

A Conservative Version

And LORD appeared to him, and said, Do not go down into Egypt. Dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.

Bible in Basic English

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:

Darby Translation

And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will be seen to him, and will say, Thou. shalt not go down to Egypt: dwell in the land which I shall say to thee.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land which I will show to you.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land which I shall tell you of.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then the LORD appeared unto him and said, "Go not down into Egypt, but bide in the land which I say unto thee:

NET Bible

The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD appeared to him, and said, "Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

The Emphasized Bible

and Yahweh appeared unto him, and said, do not go down towards Egypt, - Make thy habitation in the land, which I may name unto thee:

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, 'Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

Go not down
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

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Context Readings

Isaac And Abimelech

1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2 The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you, for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham.


Cross References

Genesis 12:1

Now the Lord said to Abram,
Go forth from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;

Genesis 12:7

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.

Genesis 17:1

Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,
“I am God Almighty;
Walk before Me, and be blameless.

Genesis 18:1

Now the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:10-20

He said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

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