Genesis 26:32
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
Genesis 26:32 in other translations
| BSB | On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him. |
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| WEB | The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” |
| ASV | And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, ‘We have found water;' |
| DARBY | And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well that they had dug, and said to him, We have found water. |
| BBE | And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water. |
| Webster | And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said to him, We have found water. |
What does Genesis 26:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 26:26-33
26-33. Then Abimelech went to him--As there was a lapse of ninety years between the visit of Abraham and of Isaac, the Abimelech and Phichol spoken of must have been different persons' official titles. Here is another proof of the promise (Ge 12:2) being fulfilled, in an overture of peace being made to him by the king of Gerar. By whatever motive the proposal was dictated--whether fear of his growing power, or…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 26:26-33
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him, Pr 16:7. Kings' hearts are in his hands, and when he pleases, he can turn them to favour his people. It is not wrong to stand upon our guard in dealing with those who have acted unfairly. But Isaac did not insist on the unkindnesses they had done him; he freely entered into friendship with them. Religion teaches us to be…
Genesis 26:32 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 26:32
- Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
- Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Genesis 26:25
And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
- Proverbs 2:4-5
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
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Context
- Genesis 26:31
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
- Genesis 26:32
And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
- Genesis 26:33
And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer–sheba unto this day.
Genesis 26:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y en aquel día sucedió que vinieron los criados de Isaac, y diéronle nuevas acerca del pozo que habían abierto, y le dijeron: Agua hemos hallado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, en ce jour-là, que les serviteurs d’Isaac vinrent, et l’avertirent au sujet du puits qu’ils avaient creusé, et lui dirent: Nous avons trouvé de l’eau. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah an selbigem Tage, da kamen Isaaks Knechte und berichteten ihm wegen des Brunnens, den sie gegraben hatten, und sprachen zu ihm: Wir haben Wasser gefunden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce autem venerunt in ipso die servi Isaac annuntiantes ei de puteo, quem foderant, atque dicentes: Invenimus aquam. |