²⁰But the herders of Gerar quarreled^c with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”^d So he named the well Esek,^c because they disputed with him.

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Footnotes

cEsek means dispute.

Cross references

cSee Ge 13:7
d Ge 21:25

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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 contended with him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek because they argued with him.

NLTNew Living Translation

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”).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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