Genesis 26:15
New King James Version
15 Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells (A)which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth.
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Genesis 26:15
New International Version
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.
Genesis 26:18
New King James Version
18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. (A)He called them by the names which his father had called them.
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Genesis 26:18
New International Version
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.
Genesis 26:20-22
New King James Version
20 But the herdsmen of Gerar (A)quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well [a]Esek, because they quarreled with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name [b]Sitnah. 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name [c]Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall (B)be fruitful in the land.”
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- Genesis 26:20 Lit. Quarrel
- Genesis 26:21 Lit. Enmity
- Genesis 26:22 Lit. Spaciousness
Genesis 26:20-22
New International Version
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.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:20 Esek means dispute.
- Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
- Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.
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