Genesis 26:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 26:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 26:20 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 26:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.”
Genesis 26:20 — World English Bible
Genesis 26:20 ASV — 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. ”
Genesis 26:20 — American Standard Version
Genesis 26:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, `The water <FI>is<Fi> ours;' and he calleth the name of the well `Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;”
Genesis 26:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 26:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him. ”
Genesis 26:20 — Darby Translation
Genesis 26:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the well Esek, because they were at strife with him.”
Genesis 26:20 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the shepherds of Gerar contended with the shepherds of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours." And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.”
Genesis 26:20 — The Living Sword
Genesis 26:20 in Context — Genesis 26
18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
20 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.
21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
What Does Genesis 26:20 Mean?
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