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Isaacיִצְחָקsowedוַיִּזְרַעin thatהַהִואlandבָּאָרֶץand reapedוַיִּמְצָאin thatהַהִואyearבַּשָּׁנָהa hundredfold;מֵאָה שְׁעָרִיםand YHWHיְהוָהblessed him.וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ
Genesis 26:12
Study it in the app“Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in that year a hundredfold; and YHWH blessed him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 26:12, word by word
- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- sowedיִּזְרַעyizra
sow
To put seed in the ground.
Where else “yizra” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and reapedיִּמְצָאyimtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsa” appears- yearשָּׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- a hundredfoldמֵאָהmea
hundredfold
A hundred parts for each one: the harvest multiplied a hundredfold.
Where else “mea” appears- a hundredfoldשְׁעָרִיםshearim
measure
Measure. "A hundredfold": a hundred times what was sown.
Where else “shearim” appears- and YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- blessed himיְבָרֲכֵyevarache
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarache” appears
The context
11So Abimelech commanded all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”
12 · This verse (above)
13The man became great and went on growing greater until he became very great.
To study Genesis 26 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH promise Isaac, and what happened with the wells he dug (vv. 2-5, 18-22)?
2. What it means
What did Isaac say when he named the well Rehoboth, the one they did not quarrel over, and what does that show about his attitude (vv. 20-22)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond with peace the next time someone disputes something that is yours?