# General Information:

Yahweh begins to speak to Isaac.

# appeared to him

"appeared to Isaac"

# Do not go down to Egypt

It was common to speak of leaving the promised land as "going down" to another place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# for to you and to your descendants, I will give all these lands

"for I will give all these lands to you and your descendants"

# I will fulfill the oath that I swore to Abraham your father

"I will do what I promised Abraham your father I would do"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fulfill]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]