15 Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham,(A) filling them with dirt.

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15 So all the wells(A) that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up,(B) filling them with earth.

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18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham and that the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. He gave them the same names his father had given them.

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18 Isaac reopened the wells(A) that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.

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20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek[a] because they argued with him.(A) 21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.[b] 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth[c] and said, “For now the Lord has made space for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

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Footnotes

  1. 26:20 = Argument
  2. 26:21 = Hostility
  3. 26:22 = Open Spaces

20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled(A) with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”(B) So he named the well Esek,[a] because they disputed with him. 21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled(C) over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.[b] 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[c](D) saying, “Now the Lord has given us room(E) and we will flourish(F) in the land.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 26:20 Esek means dispute.
  2. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
  3. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.