Genesis 26:21
in Genesis 26Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
KJV
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
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This verse in Genesis 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verse(Verse 21.) And they dug another well, and they quarreled over it. And he called its name Enmity. Concerning enmity, because Aquila and Symmachus translated it as τὴν ἀντικειμένην, and ἐναντίωσιν, which means opposing and contrary, in Hebrew it is Satana (). From which we understand Satana to be interpreted as the opposite.
This site's exposition
found a well of fresh water there
on Genesis 26:19-22
Three wells carry three names that track the quarrel: Esek, where they contended with him, Sitnah, and Rehoboth, where the LORD has made room for us. Isaac moves on each time and digs again. Jerome notes that the word behind Sitnah is the word behind the name Satan.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And they digged another well,.... That is, Isaac's servants: and strove for that also; the herdsmen of Gerar disputed their right to that also, and strove to get it from them: and he called the name of it Sitnah; which signifies "hatred", it being out of hatred and malice to him that they gave him so much trouble; from this word Satan has his name, and these men were of a diabolical spirit, envious, spiteful, and malicious.
And they digged another well,.... That is, Isaac's servants: and strove for that also; the herdsmen of Gerar disputed their right to that also, and strove to get it from them: and he called the name of it Sitnah; which signifies "hatred", it being out of hatred and malice to him that they gave him so much trouble; from this word Satan has his name, and these men were of a diabolical spirit, envious, spiteful, and malicious.
In this sense, Jeremiah was a man of contention ( Jer. xv. 10 ), and Christ himself, though he is the prince of peace. [3.] What a mercy it is to have plenty of water, to have it without striving for it. The more common this mercy is the more reason we have to be thankful for it.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
They dug another well - Never did any man more implicitly follow the Divine command, Resist not evil, than Isaac; whenever he found that his work was likely to be a subject of strife and contention, he gave place, and rather chose to suffer wrong than to have his own peace of mind disturbed. Thus he overcame evil with good.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ | vaiyachperu | and they dug | H2658 → | 22 times |
| בְּאֵ֣ר | beer | a well | H875 → | 38 times |
| אַחֶ֔רֶת | ʾacheret | another | H312 → | 166 times |
| וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ | vaiyarivu | and they disputed | H7378 → | 67 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| עָלֶ֑יהָ | ʾaleiha | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֥א | vaiyikra' | and he called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| שְׁמָ֖הּ | shemah | name its | H8034 → | 864 times |
| שִׂטְנָֽה׃ | sitnah | Sitnah | H7856 → |
וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙and they dug
vaiyachperuH2658 →22 times
בְּאֵ֣רa well
beerH875 →38 times
אַחֶ֔רֶתanother
ʾacheretH312 →166 times
וַיָּרִ֖יבוּand they disputed
vaiyarivuH7378 →67 times
גַּם־also
gam-H1571 →769 times
עָלֶ֑יהָon it
ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times
וַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
שְׁמָ֖הּname its
shemahH8034 →864 times
שִׂטְנָֽה׃Sitnah
sitnahH7856 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezra 4:6At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
it leads to
- Esther 1:1
This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
- Matthew 27:37
Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Acts 25:7
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
- Acts 24:13
Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
- Esther 1:1
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.