Genesis 26:22 - The Scriptures 2009

And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not strive over it. And he called its name Reḥoḇoth, and said, “For now יהוה has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he moved away from there and dug another well, and for that one they did not quarrel. He named it Rehoboth [room], saying, For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

He left there and dug another well, but they didn’t argue about it, so he named it Rehoboth and said, “Now the LORD has made an open space for us and has made us fertile in the land.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Advancing from there, he dug another well, over which they did not contend. And so he called its name, 'Latitude,' saying, "Now the Lord has expanded us and caused us to increase across the land."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Going forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not: therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth.

Genesis 26:22 Cross References

Genesis 17:6

“And I shall make you exceedingly fruitful, and make nations of you, and sovereigns shall come from you.

Genesis 26:21

And they dug another well, and they strove over that one too, and he called its name Sitnah.

Genesis 28:3

And Ěl Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful and increase you, and you shall become an assembly of peoples,”

Genesis 41:52

And the name of the second he called Ephrayim, “For Elohim has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Psalm 118:5

I called on Yah in distress; Yah answered me in a broad place.

Psalm 119:32

I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart.

Psalm 18:19

And He brought me out into a large place; He delivered me for He delighted in me.

Psalm 4:1

Answer me when I call, O Elohim of my righteousness! You gave relief to me when I was in distress; Show favour to me, and hear my prayer.

Exodus 1:7

And the children of Yisra’ĕl were fruitful and increased very much, multiplied and became very strong, and the land was filled with them.

Isaiah 54:2

“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not. Lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

Isaiah 54:3

“For you shall break forth to the right and to the left, and your seed inherit the nations, and make the deserted cities inhabited.