So Isaac departed from there, and encamped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.
Genesis 26:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us; for you are much mightier than we.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we are. American Standard Version (1901) And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. Common English Bible Abimelech said to Isaac, “Move away from us because you have become too powerful among us.” Catholic Public Domain Version It reached a point where Abimelech himself said to Isaac, "Move away from us, for you have become very much more powerful than we." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Insomuch that Abimelech himself said to Isaac: Depart from us, for thou art become much mightier than we. |
So Isaac departed from there, and encamped in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.
And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.