And Isaac said to them, Why come you to me, seeing you hate me, and have sent me away from you? Treasury of Scripture seeing. Genesis 26:14,16 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him... Judges 11:7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did not you hate me, and expel me out of my father's house?... Acts 7:9,14,27,35 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him... Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold... sent me. Genesis 26:16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for you are much mightier than we.
Context Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech
26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 27And Isaac said to them, Why come you to me, seeing you hate me, and have sent me away from you? 28And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there be now an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you; 29That you will do us no hurt, 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 the LORD. 30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dig, and said to him, We have found water. 33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore are ye come unto me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Isaac said to them: Why are ye come to me, a man whom you hate, and have thrust out from you?
Darby Bible Translation
And Isaac said to them, Why are ye come to me, seeing ye hate me, and have driven me away from you?
King James Bible
And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
Young's Literal Translation
and Isaac saith unto them, 'Wherefore have ye come unto me, and ye have hated me, and ye send me away from you?'
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