Genesis 26:20
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the herdmen of rar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they quarreled with him.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the herdsmen{H7462} of Gerar{H1642} strove{H7378} with Isaac's{H3327} herdsmen,{H7462} saying,{H559} The water{H4325} is ours: and he called{H7121} the name{H8034} of the well{H875} Esek,{H6230} because they contended{H6229} with him.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the herdmen{H7462}{(H8802)} of Gerar{H1642} did strive{H7378}{(H8799)} with Isaac's{H3327} herdmen{H7462}{(H8802)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The water{H4325} is ours: and he called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} of the well{H875} Esek{H6230}; because they strove{H6229}{(H8694)} with him.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And the herdme of Gerar dyd stryue with Isaacs herdme saynge: the water is oures Than called he the well Eseck because they stroue with hym.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the hyrdmen of Gerar stroue with Isaacs hyrdmen, and saide: The water is oures. Then called he the well Eseck, because they had done him wronge.
Geneva Bible (1560)
But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the wel Esek, because they were at strife with him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isahacs heardmen, saying: the water is ours. Then called he the well contention, because they stroue with hym.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water [is] ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, `The water `is' ours;' and he calleth the name of the well `Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;
American Standard Version (1901)
And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying,“The water belongs to us!” So Isaac named the well Esek because they argued with him about it.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 21:25 : 25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
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21 Isaac’s servants then dug another well, but they also quarreled over it. So he named it Sitnah.
22 He moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over this one. So he named it Rehoboth, and he said, "Now the LORD has given us room, and we will flourish in the land."
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14 He had many flocks, herds, and servants, so the Philistines envied him.
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16 Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us, for you have become much mightier than we are."
17 So Isaac departed from there, pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and settled there.
18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham's death; he gave them the same names his father had given them.
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25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
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6 So Isaac settled in Gerar.
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30 He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'
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