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Selected Verse: Genesis 26:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 26:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And the LORD [03068] appeared [07200] unto him, and said [0559], Go not down [03381] into Egypt [04714]; dwell [07931] in the land [0776] which I shall tell [0559] thee of: |
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King James |
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Go not down
(See Scofield) - (Gen 46:3). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The Lord said, go not down into Egypt. Sojourn in this land - There was a famine in Jacob's days, and God bid him go down into Egypt, Gen 46:3-4, a famine in Isaac's days, and God bid him not go down: a famine in Abraham's days, and God left him to his liberty, directing him neither way, which (considering that Egypt was always a place of trial to God's people) some ground upon the different characters of these three patriarchs. Abraham was a man of very intimate communion with God, and to him all places and conditions were alike; Isaac a very good man, but not cut out for hardship, therefore he is forbidden to go to Egypt; Jacob inured to difficulties, strong and patient, and therefore he must go down into Egypt, that the trial of his faith might be to praise, and honour, and glory. Thus God proportions his people's trials to their strength. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Go not down into Egypt - As Abraham had taken refuge in that country, it is probable that Isaac was preparing to go thither also; and God, foreseeing that he would there meet with trials, etc., which might prove fatal to his peace or to his piety, warns him not to fulfill his intention. |
3 And he said [0559], I am God [0410], the God [0430] of thy father [01]: fear [03372] not to go down [03381] into Egypt [04714]; for I will there make [07760] of thee a great [01419] nation [01471]:
3 And he said [0559], I am God [0410], the God [0430] of thy father [01]: fear [03372] not to go down [03381] into Egypt [04714]; for I will there make [07760] of thee a great [01419] nation [01471]:
4 I will go down [03381] with thee into Egypt [04714]; and I will also surely [05927] bring thee up [05927] again: and Joseph [03130] shall put [07896] his hand [03027] upon thine eyes [05869].