Genesis 26:21
What does Genesis 26:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 26:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name `Hatred.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they digged also another; and for that they quarrelled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Context
v.20And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
v.21This passage
v.22And 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 Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 4:6
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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