Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
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- KJV And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- BSB The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
- NKJV Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.
- NASB And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.
- NLT The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you.
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Cross-references · 6
- Gen 12:7Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
- Gen 12:1Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.
- Gen 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.
- Gen 18:1Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
- Ps 37:3Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
- Gen 18:10–20He said, “I will certainly return to you at about this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
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