Genesis 26:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 26:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 26:22 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 26:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.””
Genesis 26:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 26:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. ”
Genesis 26:22 — American Standard Version
Genesis 26:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, `For--now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.'”
Genesis 26:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 26:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. ”
Genesis 26:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 26:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he remoued thence, and digged an other well, for the which they stroue not: therefore called hee the name of it Rehoboth, and sayde, Because the Lord hath nowe made vs roome, we shall increase vpon the earth.”
Genesis 26:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 26:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not contend over it, and he called its name Rehoboth, and he said, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."”
Genesis 26:22 — The Living Sword
Genesis 26:22 in Context — Genesis 26
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.
23 And he went up from thence to Beer–sheba.
24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
What Does Genesis 26:22 Mean?
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