KJV King James Version
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 26:22
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he removeth from thence, and diggeth another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calleth its name Enlargements, and saith, ‘For—now hath Jehovah given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 26
19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
20 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.
21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
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וַיַּעְתֵּ֣קH6275 · a.taqto proceedמִשָּׁ֗םH8033 · shamthereוַיַּחְפֹּר֙H2658 · cha.pharto searchבְּאֵ֣רH875 · be.erwellאַחֶ֔רֶתH312 · a.cheranotherוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotרָב֖וּH7378 · rivto contendעָלֶ֑יהָH5921 · aluponוַיִּקְרָ֤אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toשְׁמָהּ֙H8034 · shemnameרְחֹב֔וֹתH7344 · re.cho.votRehobothוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforעַתָּ֞הH6258 · at.tahnowהִרְחִ֧יבH7337 · ra.chavto enlargeיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלָ֖נוּH9035 · nuusוּפָרִ֥ינוּH6509 · pa.rahbe fruitfulבָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Genesis 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.Psalm 118:5I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, [and set me] in a large place.Genesis 41:52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.Genesis 28:3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;Psalm 4:1To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.Psalm 18:19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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