What Does Genesis 26:3 Mean?

“Sojourn”

properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);

“countries”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

this (often used adverb)

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“and I will be with thee and will bless”

to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“thee for unto thee and unto thy seed”

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

“I will give”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“countries”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“all these”

these or those

“and I will perform”

to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the oath”

properly, something sworn, i.e., an oath

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which I sware”

to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

“unto Abraham”

abraham, the later name of abram

“thy father”

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application