Genesis 26:12-22
New American Standard Bible
12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and [a]reaped in the same year a hundred times as much. And (A)the Lord blessed him, 13 and the man (B)became rich, and continued to grow [b]richer until he became very [c]wealthy; 14 for (C)he had possessions of flocks [d]and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him. 15 Now (D)all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up [e]by filling them with dirt. 16 Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are [f](E)too powerful for us.” 17 So Isaac departed from there and camped in the Valley of Gerar, and [g]settled there.
Argument over the Wells
18 Then Isaac dug again the wells of water which [h]had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham; and he [i]gave them the same names which his father had [j]given them. 19 But when Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of [k]flowing water, 20 the herdsmen of Gerar (F)quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well [l]Esek, because they argued with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it [m]Sitnah. 22 Then he moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it [n]Rehoboth, for he said, “[o](G)At last the Lord has made [p]room for us, and we will be (H)fruitful in the land.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:12 Lit found
- Genesis 26:13 Lit great
- Genesis 26:13 Lit great
- Genesis 26:14 Lit and possessions of herds
- Genesis 26:15 Lit and filled them
- Genesis 26:16 Lit much mightier than we
- Genesis 26:17 Lit dwelt
- Genesis 26:18 Lit they had dug
- Genesis 26:18 Lit called their names as the names
- Genesis 26:18 Lit called
- Genesis 26:19 Lit living
- Genesis 26:20 I.e., argument
- Genesis 26:21 I.e., accusation
- Genesis 26:22 I.e., broad places
- Genesis 26:22 Lit Truly now
- Genesis 26:22 Or broad
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