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 26:22 in other translations
| BSB | He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.” |
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| WEB | He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.” |
| ASV | 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 Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. |
| YLT | And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, ‘For--now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.' |
| DARBY | And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. |
| BBE | Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land. |
| Webster | And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they did not contend: 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. |
What does Genesis 26:22 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…
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 26:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 26:22
- Genesis 17:6
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Exodus 1:7
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Psalms 118:5
I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
- Genesis 41:52
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
- Genesis 28:3
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
- Psalms 18:19
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Psalms 4:1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Rehoboth. i.e., Room. the Lord.
Ps 4:1; 18:19; 118:5
be fruitful.
17:6; 28:3; 41:52; Ex 1:7
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Context
- 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 26:23
And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba.
Genesis 26:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y apartóse de allí, y abrió otro pozo, y no riñeron sobre él: y llamó su nombre Rehoboth, y dijo: Porque ahora nos ha hecho ensanchar Jehová, y fructificaremos en la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il se transporta de là, et creusa un autre puits, et ils ne contestèrent pas pour celui-là; et il appela son nom Rehoboth, parce que, dit-il, l’ Éternel nous a maintenant donné de l’espace, et nous fructifierons dans le pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er brach auf von dannen und grub einen anderen Brunnen, und über diesen haderten sie nicht; und er gab ihm den Namen Rechoboth und sprach: Denn nun hat Jehova uns Raum gemacht, und wir werden fruchtbar sein im Lande. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Profectus inde fodit alium puteum, pro quo non contenderunt: itaque vocavit nomen ejus Latitudo, dicens: Nunc dilatavit nos Dominus, et fecit crescere super terram. |