Genesis 26:21
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Genesis 26:21 in other translations
| BSB | Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah. |
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| WEB | They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah. |
| ASV | And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. |
| YLT | and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name ‘Hatred.' |
| DARBY | And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah. |
| BBE | Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah. |
| Webster | And they digged another well, and contended for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. |
What does Genesis 26:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 26:18-22
18-22. Isaac digged again the wells of water--The naming of wells by Abraham, and the hereditary right of his family to the property, the change of the names by the Philistines to obliterate the traces of their origin, the restoration of the names by Isaac, and the contests between the respective shepherds to the exclusive possession of the water, are circumstances that occur among the natives in those regions as…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 26:18-25
Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things; they make quarrels, and are occasions of strife; and what is often the lot of the most quiet and peaceable; those who avoid striving, yet cannot avoid being striven with. And what a mercy it is to have plenty of water; to have it without striving for it! The more common this mercy is, the more…
Genesis 26:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 26:21
- Ezra 4:6
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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Ezr 4:6
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Context
- Genesis 26:20
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
- Genesis 26:21
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
- Genesis 26:22
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.
Genesis 26:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y abrieron otro pozo, y también riñeron sobre él: y llamó su nombre Sitnah. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils creusèrent un autre puits, et ils contestèrent aussi pour celui-là; et il appela son nom Sitna. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie gruben einen anderen Brunnen, und sie haderten auch über diesen, und er gab ihm den Namen Sitna. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Foderunt autem et alium: et pro illo quoque rixati sunt, appellavitque eum Inimicitias. |