Bereshis 26:21-23
Orthodox Jewish Bible
21 And they dug another be’er, and feuded over that also; and he called the shem of it Sitnah (Enmity).
22 And he moved away from there, and dug another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the shem of it Rechovot (Broad Places); and he said, For now Hashem hath made rachav (room) for us, and we shall be fruitful in ha’aretz.
23 And he went up from there to Beer-Sheva.
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Genesis 26:21-23
New International Version
21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled(A) over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.[a] 22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth,[b](B) saying, “Now the Lord has given us room(C) and we will flourish(D) in the land.”
23 From there he went up to Beersheba.(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
- Genesis 26:22 Rehoboth means room.
Genesis 26:21-23
New King James Version
21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name [a]Sitnah. 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name [b]Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall (A)be fruitful in the land.”
23 Then he went up from there to Beersheba.
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- Genesis 26:21 Lit. Enmity
- Genesis 26:22 Lit. Spaciousness
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