21They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.


In Context

18 Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

19 Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, |The water is ours.| He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

21 They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.

22 He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, |For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.|

23 He went up from there to Beersheba.

Genesis 26:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:21Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:21And they digged also another; and for that they quarreled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:21And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:21And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:21And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:21And they digged another well, and contended for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:21and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:21And they dig another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.