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Genesis 26:21
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
Genesis 26:21 · Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 26:21 in other translations
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.
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In context
18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
19 Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.
20 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.
21 Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
22 He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
23 From there Isaac went up to Beersheba,
24 and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
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