And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
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Gill's Exposition
And he called it Sheba,.... Which, according to Jerom, signifies "fulness", as if it had its name from the abundance of water in it; but rather it signifies an "oath", and was so called from the oath,…
- The Events of Isaac’s Life 5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret, “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh, “command,” special order. חק choq, “decree, statute,” engraven on stone or metal. תירה tôrâh, “law,” doctrine,…
Adam Clarke
They rose up be times - Early rising was general among the primitive inhabitants of the world, and this was one cause which contributed greatly to their health and longevity.
We have here the contests that had been between Isaac and the Philistines issuing in a happy peace and reconciliation.
I. Abimelech pays a friendly visit to Isaac, in token of the respect he had for…
Cambridge Bible
betimes More often rendered "early"; cf. 2Ch 36:15. The etymology of the Old English word is "by time," i.e. "in good time." See Psa 5:3 (P.B.V.).
sware Cf. on Gen 21:31.
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