21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility.[a] 22 He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces[b] and said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

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23 From there he went up to Beer-sheba,

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  1. Genesis 26:21 Or Sitnah
  2. Genesis 26:22 Or Rehoboth

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)

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  1. Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
  2. Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.

21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name [a]Sitnah. 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name [b]Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall (A)be fruitful in the land.”

23 Then he went up from there to Beersheba.

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  1. Genesis 26:21 Lit. Enmity
  2. Genesis 26:22 Lit. Spaciousness

21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

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