Genesis 26:21

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

Genesis 26:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
ESV
21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.
NLT
21 Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means “hostility”).
MSG
21 They dug another well and there was a difference over that one also, so he named it Sitnah (Accusation).
CSB
21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility.

Genesis 26:21 In-Context

19 Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
23 From there he went up to Beersheba.

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Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Sitnah" means "opposition."
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