Menu
Bible Gateway Plus logo
Bible Gateway logo
account
Share feedback on the new Bible Gateway
Bible Gateway Plus logo
Bible Gateway logo
Share feedback on the new Bible Gateway
  • Read
    • Reading Plans
    • Advanced Search
    • Available Versions
    • Audio Bibles
  • Study
    • Scripture Engagement
    • More Resources
  • Explore
    • Bible News
    • Newsletters
    • Devotionals
    • Bible Gateway App
    • Bible Audio App
  • Store
    • Bibles
    • Deals
    • More
  • Bible Gateway Plus
NET
Version
Bible Books Bible Books
NET
Version
Read
Study
Explore
Store
Bible Gateway Plus
Light Mode Dark Mode
Font Size
Log In show menu
Genesis 26:2
Share Print
KJ21
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, “Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of.
ASV
And Jehovah appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
AMP
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.
AMPC
And the Lord appeared to him and said, Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I will tell you.
BRG
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
CSB
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;
CSBA
The Lord appeared to him and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;
CEB
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt but settle temporarily in the land that I will show you.
CJB
Adonai appeared to him and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt, but live where I tell you.
CEV
because the Lord had appeared to Isaac and said: Isaac, stay away from Egypt! I will show you where I want you to go.
DARBY
And Jehovah appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt: dwell in the land that I shall tell thee of.
DRA
And the Lord appeared to him and said: Go not down into Egypt, but stay in the land that I shall tell thee.
ERV
The Lord spoke to Isaac and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I commanded you to live in.
EASY
The Lord appeared to Isaac. He said, ‘Do not go to Egypt. Instead, live in the land that I will show to you.
EHV
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land where I tell you to live.
ESV
And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
ESVUK
And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
EXB
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt, but ·live [settle; dwell] in the land where I tell you to live.
GNV
For the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt, but abide in the land which I shall show thee.
GW
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Don’t go to Egypt. Stay where I tell you.
GNT
The Lord had appeared to Isaac and had said, “Do not go to Egypt; stay in this land, where I tell you to stay.
HCSB
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I tell you about;
ICB
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt. Live in the land where I tell you to live.
ISV
That’s when the Lord appeared to Isaac. “You are not to go down to Egypt,” he said. “Instead, you are to settle down in an area within this land where I’ll tell you.
JUB
And the LORD appeared unto him and said, Do not go down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of;
KJV
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
AKJV
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
LSB
And Yahweh appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
LEB
And Yahweh appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land which I will show to you.
TLB
Jehovah appeared to him there and told him, “Don’t go to Egypt.
MSG
God appeared to him and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt; stay where I tell you. Stay here in this land and I’ll be with you and bless you. I’m giving you and your children all these lands, fulfilling the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. I’ll make your descendants as many as the stars in the sky and give them all these lands. All the nations of the Earth will get a blessing for themselves through your descendants. And why? Because Abraham obeyed my summons and kept my charge—my commands, my guidelines, my teachings.”
MEV
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land of which I will tell you.
NOG
Yahweh appeared to Isaac and said, “Don’t go to Egypt. Stay where I tell you.
NABRE
The Lord appeared to him and said: Do not go down to Egypt, but camp in this land wherever I tell you.
NASB
And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.
NASB1995
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I shall tell you.
NCB
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down into Egypt; live in the land to which I will direct you.
NCV
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Don’t go down to Egypt, but live in the land where I tell you to live.
NET
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.
NIRV
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Live in the land where I tell you to live.
NIV
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
NIVUK
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
NKJV
Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.
NLV
The Lord showed Himself to Isaac, and said, “Do not go to Egypt. Stay in the land I will tell you about.
NLT
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt, but do as I tell you.
NRSVA
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt; settle in the land that I shall show you.
NRSVACE
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt; settle in the land that I shall show you.
NRSVCE
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle in the land that I shall show you.
NRSVUE
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle in the land that I shall show you.
OJB
And Hashem appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Mitzrayim; dwell in ha’aretz which I shall tell thee of;
RGT
For the LORD appeared to him, and said, “Do not go down into Egypt. Remain in the land which I shall show you.
RSV
And the Lord appeared to him, and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
RSVCE
And the Lord appeared to him, and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
TLV
Then Adonai appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Dwell in the land about which I tell you.
VOICE
The Eternal appeared in a vision to Isaac. Eternal One: Don’t go down to Egypt, Isaac. Instead settle in the land I will show you.
WEB
Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.
WYC
And the Lord appeared to him, and said, Go not down into Egypt, but rest thou in the land which I shall say to thee, (For the Lord had appeared to him, and said, Do not go down to Egypt, but rest thou in this land, where I tell thee to stay,)
YLT
And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, `Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,
Previous Genesis 26:1
Top
Genesis 26:3Next
21st Century King James Version (KJ21) Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.; American Standard Version (ASV) Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?); Amplified Bible (AMP) Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.; Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation; BRG Bible (BRG) Blue Red and Gold Letter Edition™ Copyright © 2012 BRG Bible Ministries. Used by Permission. All rights reserved. BRG Bible is a Registered Trademark in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office #4145648; Christian Standard Bible (CSB) The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved. ; Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA) Copyright © 2024 by Holman Bible Publishers.; Common English Bible (CEB) Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible; Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) Copyright © 1998 by David H. Stern. All rights reserved. ; Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV, visit www.bibles.com and www.cev.bible.; Darby Translation (DARBY) Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?); Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA) Public Domain (Why are modern Bible translations copyrighted?); Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International; EasyEnglish Bible (EASY) EasyEnglish Bible Copyright © MissionAssist 2019 - Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1162807. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved.; English Standard Version (ESV) The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.; English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.; Expanded Bible (EXB) The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved. ; 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV) Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition. Published by Tolle Lege Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in articles, reviews, and broadcasts. ; GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) Copyright © 1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God’s Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.; Good News Translation (GNT) Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.; Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.; International Children’s Bible (ICB) The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.; International Standard Version (ISV) Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Used by permission of Davidson Press, LLC.; Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) Copyright © 2013, 2020 by Ransom Press International ; King James Version (KJV) Public Domain; Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV) KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.; Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org For Permission to Quote Information visit https://www.LSBible.org.; Lexham English Bible (LEB) 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software; Living Bible (TLB) The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.; The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson; Modern English Version (MEV) The Holy Bible, Modern English Version. Copyright © 2014 by Military Bible Association. Published and distributed by Charisma House. ; Names of God Bible (NOG) The Names of God Bible (without notes) © 2011 by Baker Publishing Group. ; New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. ; New American Standard Bible (NASB) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.; New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.; New Catholic Bible (NCB) Copyright © 2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp. All rights reserved.; New Century Version (NCV) The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.; New English Translation (NET) NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.; New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; New International Version - UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; New King James Version (NKJV) Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Life Version (NLV) Copyright © 1969, 2003 by Barbour Publishing, Inc.; New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE) New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.; Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 by Artists for Israel International; Revised Geneva Translation (RGT) © 2019, 2024 by Five Talents Audio. All rights reserved.; Revised Standard Version (RSV) Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.; Tree of Life Version (TLV) Copyright © 2014 by the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society (DBA: Tree of Life Bible Society). Used by permission. All rights reserved. For more information about the TLV Bible, visit www.tlvbiblesociety.org.; The Voice (VOICE) The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved. ; World English Bible (WEB) by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.; Wycliffe Bible (WYC) 2001 by Terence P. Noble; Young's Literal Translation (YLT) by Public Domain
Bible Gateway Plus logo
Bible Gateway logo

Font Size

Font Size

Dark Mode

Light Mode Dark Mode

About

  • About
  • Learn About the Bible
  • Statement of Faith
  • Mobile App
  • Store
  • Blog
  • Newsroom
  • Support Us

Help

  • FAQs
  • Tutorials
  • Use Bible Gateway on Your Site
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy policy
  • California Privacy Rights
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information
  • Site: Terms of use
  • Widget: Terms of use

Our Network

  • FaithGateway
  • StudyGateway
  • ChurchSource
  • HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Grupo Nelson
  • Editorial Vida
  • Thomas Nelson
  • WestBow Press
  • Zondervan
  • MasterLectures

Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • TikTok
  • X
  • YouTube

Preferences

  • Versión en español
  • Preferences
Sign Up for Bible Gateway: News & Knowledge
Get weekly Bible news, info, reflections, and deals in your inbox.

By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, operated by HarperCollins Christian Publishing, 501 Nelson Pl, Nashville, TN 37214 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateway’s emails at any time. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com.

Preferences

  • Versión en español
  • Preferences