Verse List for GEN 26:20

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OET (OET-RV) But the herdsmen from Gerar quarrelled with Yitshak’s herdsmen, saying, “The water belongs to us.” So he named the well ‘Esek’ (which means ‘dispute’), because they disputed with him.

OET-LV And_they _disputed of _Gərār the _herdsmen _of with of _Yiʦḩāq the _herdsmen _of to_say to/for_us the_waters and_he/it _called the _name _of the _well Esek if/because they _quarrelled with_him/it.

ULT But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water, belongs to us!” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they disputed with him.

UST But the herdsmen from the city of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “That well is ours!” So Isaac named the well Esek, which means “argument,” because they argued with him about it.

BSB & MSB But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac ’s herdsmen and said “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek,[fn] because they contended with him.

OEB The herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, ‘The water is ours.’ So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

WEBBE & WMBB The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek,[fn] because they contended with him.

NET the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water belongs to us!” So Isaac named the well Esek because they argued with him about it.

LSV and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, “The water [is] ours”; and he calls the name of the well “Strife,” because they have striven habitually with him;

FBV But the herdsmen from Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, claiming, “That's our water!” So Isaac named the well, “Argument,” because they argued with him.

T4T But other men who lived in Gerar Valley who took care of their animals argued/quarreled with the men who took care of Isaac’s animals, and said, “The water in this well is ours!” So Isaac named the well Esek, which means ‘dispute’, because they disputed about who owned it.

LEB 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.

BBE But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.

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JPS And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.

ASV And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

DRA But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny.

YLT and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water [is] ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;

Drby But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.

RV And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.
(And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.)

SLT And the shepherds of Gerar will contend with Isaak’s shepherds, saying; The waters are to us: and he will call the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

Wbstr And the herdmen of Gerar contended with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.)

KJB-1611 And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isaacs heardmen, saying, The water is ours; and hee called the name of the well, [fn]Esek, because they stroue with him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And the heardmen of Gerar did striue with Isahacs heardmen, saying: the water is ours. Then called he the well contention, because they stroue with hym.
(And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaacs herdsmen, saying: the water is ours. Then called he the well contention, because they strove with him.)

Gnva But the herdmen of Gerar did striue with Izhaks herdmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the well Esek, because they were at strife with him.
(But the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Izhaks herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: therefore called he the name of the well Esek, because they were at strife with him.)

Cvdl But the hyrdmen of Gerar stroue with Isaacs hyrdmen, and saide: The water is oures. Then called he the well Eseck, because they had done him wronge.
(But the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaacs herdsmen, and said: The water is ours. Then called he the well Eseck, because they had done him wrong.)

Wycl But also strijf of scheepherdis of Gerare was there ayens the scheepherdis of Isaac, and thei seiden, The watir is oure; wherfor of that that bifelde he clepide the name of the pit fals chaleng.
(But also strife of shepherds of Gerare was there against the shepherds of Isaac, and they said, The water is oure; wherefore of that that befeld/happened_to he called the name of the pit false chaleng.)

Luth Aber die Hirten von Gerar zankten mit den Hirten Isaaks und sprachen: Das Wasser ist unser. Da hieß er den Brunnen Esek, darum daß sie ihm da unrecht getan hatten.
(But the shepherds from Gerar argued with the shepherds Isaaks and said: The water is our. So was_called he the spring(n) Esek, therefore that they/she/them him there wrong did had.)

ClVg Sed et ibi jurgium fuit pastorum Geraræ adversus pastores Isaac, dicentium: Nostra est aqua, quam ob rem nomen putei ex eo, quod acciderat, vocavit Calumniam.[fn]
(But and there yurgium it_was shepherds Geraræ against shepherds Isaac, saying: Nostra it_is water, how because thing name wells from by_him, that acciderat, he_called Slanderm.)

UHB וַ⁠יָּרִ֜יבוּ רֹעֵ֣י גְרָ֗ר עִם־רֹעֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק לֵ⁠אמֹ֖ר לָ֣⁠נוּ הַ⁠מָּ֑יִם וַ⁠יִּקְרָ֤א שֵֽׁם־הַ⁠בְּאֵר֙ עֵ֔שֶׂק כִּ֥י הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ עִמּֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐμαχέσαντο οἱ ποιμένες Γεράρων μετὰ τῶν ποιμένων Ἰσαὰκ, φάσκοντες αὐτῶν εἶναι τὸ ὕδωρ· καὶ ἐκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ φρέατος, Ἀδικία· ἠδίκησαν γὰρ αὐτόν.

BrTr And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for they injured him.