Genesis 26:21-23
International Standard Version
21 When his workers started digging another well, those herdsmen[a] quarreled about that one, too, so Isaac[b] named it Sitnah.[c] 22 Then he left that area and dug still another well. Because they did not quarrel over that one, Isaac[d] named it Rehoboth,[e] because he used to say, “The Lord has enlarged the territory[f] for us. We will prosper in the land.”
God Renews His Promise to Isaac
23 Later on, he left there and went to Beer-sheba,
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- Genesis 26:21 Lit. well, they
- Genesis 26:21 Lit. he
- Genesis 26:21 The Heb. name Sitnah means strife
- Genesis 26:22 Lit. he
- Genesis 26:22 The Heb. name Rehoboth means wide places
- Genesis 26:22 The Heb. lacks the territory
Genesis 26:21-23
New International Version
21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled(A) over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.[a] 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[b](B) saying, “Now the Lord has given us room(C) and we will flourish(D) in the land.”
23 From there he went up to Beersheba.(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
- Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.
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