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/>because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled <i>his</i> duty to Me, <i>and kept</i> My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham listened to <i>and</i> obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham listened to me and kept my mandate, my commands, my statutes, and my instructions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My mandate, My commands, My statutes, and My instructions.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because Abraham did everything I told him to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will bless you because Abraham obeyed me and completed the duties, commands, laws, and instructions I gave him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will bless you, because Abraham obeyed me and kept all my laws and commands." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />because that Abraham has listened to My voice, and keeps My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because that Abraham listened to my voice, and he will watch my watches, my commands, my statutes, and my precepts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed the ceremonies and the laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />this because Abraham obeyed me, keeping my mandate, my commandments, my ordinances, and my instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For the sake of Abraham, who heard my voice and kept my observances and my commandments and my covenants and my laws.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Because Abraam thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/26-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6058" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">God's Promise to Isaac</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>I 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, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6118.htm" title="6118: ‘ê·qeḇ (Conj) -- From aqab in the sense of aqeb; a heel, i.e. the last of anything; also result, i.e. Compensation; and so on account of.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listened</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·lî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">to My voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: way·yiš·mōr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·mar·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">My charge,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">My commandments,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">My statutes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāy (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">and My laws.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></span><br />And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4</a></span><br />So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a></span><br />You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-16.htm">Deuteronomy 30:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-60.htm">Psalm 119:60</a></span><br />I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a></span><br />For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6-9</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">Genesis 12:4</a></b></br> So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram <i>was</i> seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-23.htm">Genesis 17:23</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/revelation/22-7.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_john/3-22.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/colossians/2-14.htm">Requirements</a> <a href="/revelation/17-18.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/genesis/24-52.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/26-15.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/exodus/8-27.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/exodus/18-20.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/genesis/30-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/genesis/27-36.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/16-28.htm">Laws</a> <a href="/genesis/28-7.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Requirements</a> <a href="/exodus/18-20.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/genesis/27-8.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">He digs wells.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau's wives.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>because Abraham listened to My voice</b><br>Abraham's obedience to God's voice is a central theme in his life. This phrase highlights the personal relationship between God and Abraham, where God communicated directly with him. This obedience is first seen in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-4</a>, where Abraham leaves his homeland at God's command. Listening to God's voice implies a deep faith and trust, which is foundational to the covenant relationship. This sets a precedent for the importance of hearing and responding to God's guidance, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a>, where Jesus speaks of His sheep hearing His voice.<p><b>and kept My charge</b><br>The term "charge" refers to the responsibilities or duties given by God. Abraham's life was marked by a commitment to fulfill God's directives, which included not only personal conduct but also the broader mission of being a blessing to all nations (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a>). This concept of keeping God's charge is later seen in the priestly duties outlined in Leviticus, where the priests are charged with maintaining the sanctity of the tabernacle and the offerings.<p><b>My commandments</b><br>Commandments refer to specific instructions given by God. While the Mosaic Law had not yet been given, Abraham's life demonstrated adherence to God's moral and ethical standards. This anticipates the giving of the Law at Sinai, where commandments are explicitly outlined. Abraham's obedience to God's commandments foreshadows the call for Israel to be a holy nation, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>.<p><b>My statutes</b><br>Statutes are decrees or ordinances that are to be observed. In Abraham's context, this would include practices such as circumcision, which was instituted as a sign of the covenant in <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>. This act of obedience was a physical manifestation of the spiritual covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, prefiguring the New Testament concept of the circumcision of the heart (<a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a>).<p><b>and My laws.”</b><br>The mention of laws indicates a broader understanding of God's expectations for righteous living. Although the full Mosaic Law was not yet given, Abraham's life was governed by divine principles that aligned with God's character. This anticipates the later revelation of God's laws to Israel and underscores the continuity of God's moral order. The concept of law is fulfilled in Christ, who embodies the perfect law of love (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>, <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, known for his faith and obedience to God. His relationship with God sets a precedent for faithfulness and covenantal blessings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>Abraham's son, who inherits the promises made to Abraham. <a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Genesis 26</a> focuses on God's reaffirmation of His covenant with Isaac, emphasizing the continuity of His promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who establishes covenants and communicates His will. His relationship with Abraham is characterized by promises and expectations of obedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to Abraham and his descendants. It represents the physical manifestation of God's promises and blessings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The divine agreement between God and Abraham, which includes promises of land, descendants, and blessings. This covenant is foundational to the account of Genesis and the entire Bible.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_response_to_faith.htm">Obedience as a Response to Faith</a></b><br>Abraham's obedience was a direct response to his faith in God's promises. True faith is demonstrated through actions that align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>Abraham "listened to My voice," indicating the necessity of being attentive to God's guidance. This requires a heart open to hearing and responding to God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/comprehensive_obedience.htm">Comprehensive Obedience</a></b><br>The verse mentions "charge, commandments, statutes, and laws," suggesting that obedience to God encompasses all aspects of His instructions, not just selective adherence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">Legacy of Faithfulness</a></b><br>Abraham's obedience had generational implications, affecting his descendants. Our faithfulness can impact future generations, encouraging them to walk in God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenantal_relationship.htm">Covenantal Relationship</a></b><br>The covenant with Abraham is a reminder of the relational aspect of God's promises. Our relationship with God is based on His faithfulness and our response in faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_promises_in_the_bible.htm">What are God's promises in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_biblical_morality_tribal,_not_universal.htm">Why does biblical morality resemble ancient tribal law rather than universal ethics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_stay_faithful_in_suffering.htm">What does 'I Have Called You Friends' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_false_accusations.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on false accusations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because that Abraham obeyed</span> (literally, <span class="accented">hearkened</span> <span class="accented">to</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>my voice</span> (a general description of the patriarch's obedience, which the next clause further particularizes), <span class="cmt_word">and kept my charge</span>, <span class="accented">custodierit custodiam</span> (Calvin); <span class="cmt_word">observed my observances</span> (Kalisch); the charge being that which is intended to be kept - <span class="cmt_word">my commandments</span>, - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. particular injunctions, specific enactments, express or occasional orders (cf. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-16.htm">2 Chronicles 35:16</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">my statutes</span>, - or permanent ordinances, such as the Passover; literally, <span class="accented">that which is <span class="accented">graven on tables or monuments</span> (compare <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and my laws</span> - which refer to the great doctrines of moral obligation. The three terms express the contents of the Divine observances which Abraham observed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/26-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֕קֶב</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·qeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6118.htm">Strong's 6118: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heel, the last of anything, result, compensation, on account of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listened</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to My voice</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֹלִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and kept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My charge,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My commandments,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוֺתַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My statutes,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֻקּוֹתַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed, an enactment, statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and My laws.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 26:5 Because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept (Gen. 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