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Genesis 26:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 And Isaac returning, dug the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham, and he gave them the same names, that his father gave them.
19 Isaac’s servants then dug in the valley and found there a well of [a]living water.
20 But the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours, therefore called he the name of the well [b]Esek, because they were at strife with him.
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- Genesis 26:19 Or, springing.
- Genesis 26:20 Or, contention, strife.
Genesis 26:18-20
New International Version
Genesis 26:18-20
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.
19 Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there. 20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled(B) with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”(C) So he named the well Esek,[a] because they disputed with him.
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:20 Esek means dispute.
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