King James Version
Genesis 26:5 in the King James Version says “Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Genesis 26:5 · KJV
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Because”
H6118a heel, i.e., (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e., compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or re
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“obeyed”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
“and kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“my charge”
H4931watch, i.e., the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e., (
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