Avraham complained to Avimelekh because of a water well, which Avimelekh's servants had violently taken away.
Genesis 26:21 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called the name of it Sitnah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [his servants] dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he named it Sitnah [enmity]. American Standard Version (1901) And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Common English Bible They dug another well and argued about it too, so he named it Sitnah. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they dug up yet another one. And over that one also they fought, and he called it, 'Enmity.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they digged also another; and for that they quarreled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity. |
Avraham complained to Avimelekh because of a water well, which Avimelekh's servants had violently taken away.
The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Yitzchak's herdsmen, saying, *The water is ours.* He called the name of the well `Esek, because they contended with him.
He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rechovot. He said, *For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.*
In the reign of Achashverosh, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Yehudah and Yerushalayim.