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Genesis 26:21

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26:21His servants53 dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it54 Sitnah.55

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  1. 53 Heb “they”; the referent (Isaac’s servants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 54 Heb “and he called its name.” The referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 55 The name Sitnah (שִׂטְנָה, sitnah) is derived from a Hebrew verbal root meaning “to oppose; to be an adversary” (cf. Job 1:6). The name was a reminder that the digging of this well caused “opposition” from the Philistines.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Sitnah.

NLTNew Living Translation

Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means “hostility”).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it also. And he called its name Sitnah.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.