Genesis 26:20
Genesis 26:20 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Genesis 26:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Genesis 26:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
20 But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and they argued over it with Isaac’s herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means “argument”).
Genesis 26:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they quarreled with him.
Genesis 26:20 — New Century Version (NCV)
20 But the herdsmen of Gerar argued with them and said, “This water is ours.” So Isaac named that well Argue because they argued with him.
Genesis 26:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
20 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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
20 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
20 The herders from Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herders, claiming, “This water is ours!” So Isaac named the well Esek [Argument], because they had argued with him.
Genesis 26:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Quarrel because they quarreled with him.
Genesis 26:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
20 the herders of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herders, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Genesis 26:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
20 Then the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours.” And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Genesis 26:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
20 But the people of Gerar who took care of their herds argued with the people who took care of Isaac’s herds. “The water is ours!” the people of Gerar said. So Isaac named the well Esek. That’s because they argued with him.
Genesis 26:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
20 the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.