Genesis 26:21-23
New Life Version
21 Then his servants dug another well. And they argued about it also. So he gave it the name Sitnah. 22 He moved away from there and dug another well. And they did not argue about it. So he gave it the name Rehoboth. For he said, “Now the Lord has made a large place for us. We will grow much in this land.”
23 Then he went from there to Beersheba.
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Genesis 26:21-23
New King James Version
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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- Genesis 26:21 Lit. Enmity
- Genesis 26:22 Lit. Spaciousness
Genesis 26:21-23
English Standard Version
21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.[a] 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth,[b] saying, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
23 From there he went up to Beersheba.
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- Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means enmity
- Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means broad places, or room
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