Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.” New Living Translation I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.” English Standard Version because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” Berean Standard Bible because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” King James Bible Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. New King James Version because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” New American Standard Bible because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” NASB 1995 because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.” NASB 1977 because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.” Legacy Standard Bible because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” Amplified Bible because Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” Christian Standard Bible because Abraham listened to me and kept my mandate, my commands, my statutes, and my instructions.” Holman Christian Standard Bible because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My mandate, My commands, My statutes, and My instructions.” American Standard Version because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the sake of Abraham, who heard my voice and kept my observances and my commandments and my covenants and my laws.” Brenton Septuagint Translation Because Abraam thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes. Contemporary English Version because Abraham did everything I told him to do. Douay-Rheims Bible Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws. English Revised Version because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will bless you because Abraham obeyed me and completed the duties, commands, laws, and instructions I gave him." Good News Translation I will bless you, because Abraham obeyed me and kept all my laws and commands." International Standard Version I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws." JPS Tanakh 1917 because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.' Literal Standard Version because that Abraham has listened to My voice, and keeps My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.” Majority Standard Bible because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” New American Bible this because Abraham obeyed me, keeping my mandate, my commandments, my ordinances, and my instructions. NET Bible All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws." New Revised Standard Version because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” New Heart English Bible because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws." Webster's Bible Translation Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. World English Bible because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” Young's Literal Translation because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Promise to Isaac…4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, 5because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” Cross References Genesis 22:16 saying, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, Genesis 22:18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." Genesis 26:6 So Isaac settled in Gerar. Treasury of Scripture Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Genesis 12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. Genesis 17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Jump to Previous Abraham Charge Commandments Commands Decrees Ear Hearkened Keepeth Kept Laws Obeyed Orders Requirements Rules Statutes Voice WordsJump to Next Abraham Charge Commandments Commands Decrees Ear Hearkened Keepeth Kept Laws Obeyed Orders Requirements Rules Statutes Voice WordsGenesis 26 1. Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.7. He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife. 12. He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity. 18. He digs wells. 23. God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; 26. and Abimelech makes a covenant with him. 34. Esau's wives. Verse 5. - Because that Abraham obeyed (literally, hearkened to) my voice (a general description of the patriarch's obedience, which the next clause further particularizes), and kept my charge, custodierit custodiam (Calvin); observed my observances (Kalisch); the charge being that which is intended to be kept - my commandments, - i.e. particular injunctions, specific enactments, express or occasional orders (cf. 2 Chronicles 35:16) - my statutes, - or permanent ordinances, such as the Passover; literally, that which is graven on tables or monuments (compare Exodus 12:14) - and my laws - which refer to the great doctrines of moral obligation. The three terms express the contents of the Divine observances which Abraham observed. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew becauseעֵ֕קֶב (‘ê·qeḇ) Conjunction Strong's 6118: A heel, the last of anything, result, compensation, on account of Abraham אַבְרָהָ֖ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation listened שָׁמַ֥ע (šā·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to My voice בְּקֹלִ֑י (bə·qō·lî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound and kept וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ (way·yiš·mōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My charge, מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י (miš·mar·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function My commandments, מִצְוֺתַ֖י (miṣ·wō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 4687: Commandment My statutes, חֻקּוֹתַ֥י (ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute and My laws.” וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ (wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāy) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law Links Genesis 26:5 NIVGenesis 26:5 NLT Genesis 26:5 ESV Genesis 26:5 NASB Genesis 26:5 KJV Genesis 26:5 BibleApps.com Genesis 26:5 Biblia Paralela Genesis 26:5 Chinese Bible Genesis 26:5 French Bible Genesis 26:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 26:5 Because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept (Gen. 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