Genesis 26:5
New International Version
because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”

New Living Translation
I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”

English Standard Version
because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

Berean Standard Bible
because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

King James Bible
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

New King James Version
because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

New American Standard Bible
because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

NASB 1995
because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”

NASB 1977
because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”

Legacy Standard Bible
because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Amplified Bible
because Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Christian Standard Bible
because Abraham listened to me and kept my mandate, my commands, my statutes, and my instructions.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My mandate, My commands, My statutes, and My instructions.”

American Standard Version
because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Contemporary English Version
because Abraham did everything I told him to do.

English Revised Version
because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will bless you because Abraham obeyed me and completed the duties, commands, laws, and instructions I gave him."

Good News Translation
I will bless you, because Abraham obeyed me and kept all my laws and commands."

International Standard Version
I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."

Majority Standard Bible
because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.?

NET Bible
All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

New Heart English Bible
because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

Webster's Bible Translation
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

World English Bible
because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
because that Abraham has listened to My voice, and keeps My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.”

Young's Literal Translation
because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Because that Abraham listened to my voice, and he will watch my watches, my commands, my statutes, and my precepts.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws.

Catholic Public Domain Version
because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed the ceremonies and the laws.”

New American Bible
this because Abraham obeyed me, keeping my mandate, my commandments, my ordinances, and my instructions.

New Revised Standard Version
because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For the sake of Abraham, who heard my voice and kept my observances and my commandments and my covenants and my laws.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Because Abraam thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Promise to Isaac
4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, 5because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Cross References
Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Genesis 15:6
Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 17:9-10
God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you. / This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

Exodus 19:5
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

Deuteronomy 11:1
You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

Deuteronomy 30:16
For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.

Psalm 119:60
I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.

1 Kings 2:3
And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,

Nehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Romans 4:3
For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

Romans 4:13
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Galatians 3:6-9
So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” / Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” ...

Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.


Treasury of Scripture

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 17:23
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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Genesis 26
1. Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.
7. He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.
12. He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.
18. He digs wells.
23. God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him;
26. and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.
34. Esau's wives.














because Abraham listened to My voice
The phrase "listened to My voice" underscores the importance of obedience and attentiveness to God's guidance. The Hebrew word for "listened" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but also understanding and acting upon what is heard. This reflects a deep, relational obedience that goes beyond mere compliance. Abraham's life exemplifies this as he consistently responded to God's directives, demonstrating faith and trust. In a historical context, this obedience set Abraham apart in a world where polytheism and idolatry were prevalent, marking him as a man of faith who adhered to the one true God.

and kept My charge
The term "kept" comes from the Hebrew "שָׁמַר" (shamar), meaning to guard, protect, or observe. "My charge" refers to the specific responsibilities or duties God entrusted to Abraham. This indicates a stewardship role, where Abraham was not only to obey but also to preserve and uphold God's instructions. In a broader scriptural context, this reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where faithfulness to God's charge is a sign of commitment and devotion.

My commandments
The word "commandments" is derived from the Hebrew "מִצְוָה" (mitzvah), which signifies divine orders or decrees. This highlights the authoritative nature of God's instructions to Abraham. Historically, this predates the Mosaic Law, suggesting that God's moral and ethical expectations were communicated even before the formal giving of the Law at Sinai. Abraham's adherence to these commandments illustrates his role as a precursor to the covenant community that would later be established through Israel.

My statutes
"Statutes" in Hebrew is "חֻקָּה" (chuqqah), which refers to decrees or prescribed limits. These are often seen as permanent ordinances that God established. The use of this term indicates that there were established divine principles that Abraham was expected to follow. This suggests a continuity of God's moral order, which is consistent throughout the biblical narrative, emphasizing that God's standards are eternal and unchanging.

and My laws
The Hebrew word for "laws" is "תּוֹרָה" (torah), which is often translated as "law" or "instruction." This term encompasses a broader sense of teaching and guidance. In the context of Abraham, it implies that God provided him with comprehensive guidance for living a life that was pleasing to Him. This anticipates the fuller revelation of God's law to Moses and the Israelites, showing that God's desire for His people to live according to His will is a consistent theme throughout Scripture.

Verse 5. - Because that Abraham obeyed (literally, hearkened to) my voice (a general description of the patriarch's obedience, which the next clause further particularizes), and kept my charge, custodierit custodiam (Calvin); observed my observances (Kalisch); the charge being that which is intended to be kept - my commandments, - i.e. particular injunctions, specific enactments, express or occasional orders (cf. 2 Chronicles 35:16) - my statutes, - or permanent ordinances, such as the Passover; literally, that which is graven on tables or monuments (compare Exodus 12:14) - and my laws - which refer to the great doctrines of moral obligation. The three terms express the contents of the Divine observances which Abraham observed.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
because
עֵ֕קֶב (‘ê·qeḇ)
Conjunction
Strong's 6118: A heel, the last of anything, result, compensation, on account of

Abraham
אַבְרָהָ֖ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

listened
שָׁמַ֥ע (šā·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to My voice
בְּקֹלִ֑י (bə·qō·lî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

and kept
וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ (way·yiš·mōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

My charge,
מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י (miš·mar·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4931: A guard, watch, charge, function

My commandments,
מִצְוֺתַ֖י (miṣ·wō·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

My statutes,
חֻקּוֹתַ֥י (ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2708: Something prescribed, an enactment, statute

and My laws.”
וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ (wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāy)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law


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