Genesis 26:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

The LORD appeared to him and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt but settle temporarily in the land that I will show you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the Lord appeared to him, and he said: "Do not descend into Egypt, but rest in the land that I will tell you,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the Lord appeared to him and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.

Genesis 26:2 Cross References

Genesis 12:1

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:7

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

Genesis 17:1

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 17:19

God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasing covenant for his descendants after him.

Genesis 18:1

And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

Genesis 26:24

And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father; fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.”

Psalm 25:12

Who is the man that fears the Lord? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.

Exodus 2:24

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Leviticus 26:42

then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.