Genesis 26:15
For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
Genesis 26:15 in other translations
| BSB | So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. |
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| WEB | Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. |
| ASV | Now all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. |
| YLT | and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust. |
| DARBY | And all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped them and filled them with earth. |
| BBE | Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines. |
| Webster | For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. |
What does Genesis 26:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 26:12-17
God blessed Isaac. Be it observed, for the encouragement of poor tenants who occupy other people's lands, and are honest and industrious, that God blessed him with a great increase. The Philistines envied Isaac. It is an instance of the vanity of the world; for the more men have of it, the more they are envied, and exposed to censure and injury. Also of the corruption of nature; for that is an ill principle indeed…
Genesis 26:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 26:15
- Genesis 21:30
And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
- Genesis 21:25
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
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21:30
had stopped.In those countries, a well of water was a great acquisition; and hence, this mode of injuring new settlers, or revenging themselves on their enemies, is still resorted to among the inhabitants.
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Context
- Genesis 26:14
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
- Genesis 26:15
For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
- Genesis 26:16
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Genesis 26:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y todos los pozos que habían abierto los criados de Abraham su padre en sus días, los Filisteos los habían cegado y llenado de tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et tous les puits que les serviteurs de son père avaient creusés aux jours d’Abraham, son père, les Philistins les bouchèrent et les remplirent de terre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und alle Brunnen, welche die Knechte seines Vaters in den Tagen seines Vaters Abraham gegraben hatten, verstopften die Philister und füllten sie mit Erde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | omnes puteos, quos foderant servi patris illius Abraham, illo tempore obstruxerunt, implentes humo: |