Genesis 26:20
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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.But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
In other translations
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.But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Hebrew words
וַיָּרִיבוּvaiyarivuand they disputedH7378רֹעֵיro'ei[the] herdsmen ofH7462גְרָרgerarGerarH1642עִם־'im-withH5973רֹעֵיro'ei[the] herdsmen ofH7462יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaacH3327לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לָנוּlanu[belongs] to <the> usהַמָּיִםhamayimthe waterH4325וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121שֵׁם־shem-[the] name ofH8034הַבְּאֵרhabe'erthe wellH875עֵשֶׂק'esekEsekH6230כִּיkiforH3588הִתְעַשְּׂקוּhit'asekuthey quarreledH6229עִמּוֹ׃imowith himH5973
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 21:25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
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