that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”
Parallel translations
- WEB that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.’ You are now the blessed of Yahweh.”
- KJV That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
- NKJV that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.’ ”
- NASB that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.”
- NLT Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!”
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Quick answer
The Philistines ask for a peace pact, calling Isaac the blessed of Yahweh.
Overview
They request that Isaac do them no harm, claiming they treated him well and sent him away in peace, and they acknowledge him as 'the blessed of Yahweh.' Their wording smooths over the earlier conflict but openly confesses God's favor on Isaac. The pagan king's testimony confirms that God's blessing on the covenant line is publicly visible.
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Cross-references · 7
- Gen 24:31“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” said Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
- Gen 21:22At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
- Gen 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Gen 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Ps 115:15May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Gen 26:14–15He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
- Gen 26:11–12So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever harms this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
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