Genesis 26:21

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Clarke's Genesis 26:21 Bible Commentary

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.

Wesley's Genesis 26:21 Bible Commentary

26:21 Sitnah - That is, hatred.

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