Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.
Genesis 26:21 - New International Version (Anglicised) Then they dug another well, but they quarrelled over that one also; so he named 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. |
Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with those of Isaac and said, ‘The water is ours!’ So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
He moved on from there and dug another well, and no-one quarrelled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, ‘Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.’
At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.