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Genesis 26:21

Sitnah
Conflict and reconciliation

19 Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.

20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.

22 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.”

23 From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,

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BSB
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
KJV
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
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.
DARBY
And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.
BLB
And they dug another well, and they strove also over it. And he called its name Sitnah.
ÅB
Siden gravde de en annen brønn, og den trettet de også om; og han kalte den Sitna[^2].
OTB
Da gravde de en annen brønn, og de kranglet om den også; så han kalte den Sitnah.
B1930
Siden gravde de en annen brønn, og den trettet de også om; og han kalte den Sitna. / < fiendskap.>

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezra 4:6

    At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

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