New International Reader's Version

Genesis 26:27-34 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

27. Isaac asked them, "Why have you come to me? You were angry with me and sent me away."

28. They answered, "We saw clearly that the Lord was with you. So we said, 'We should make an agreement by taking an oath.' The agreement should be between us and you. We want to make a peace treaty with you.

29. Promise that you won't harm us. We didn't harm you. We always treated you well. We sent you away in peace. Now the Lord has blessed you."

30. Then Isaac had a big dinner prepared for them. They ate and drank.

31. Early the next morning the men made an agreement with an oath. Then Isaac sent the men of Gerar on their way. And they left in peace.

32. That day Isaac's servants came to him. They told him about the well they had dug. They said, "We've found water!"

33. So he named it Shibah. To this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.

34. When Esau was 40 years old, he got married to Judith. She was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite. He also married Basemath. She was the daughter of Elon the Hittite.