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OET (OET-RV)Then he moved from there and dug another well, and they didn’t quarrel over it, so he named it ‘Rehoboth’ (which means ‘space’), and he said, “Because now Yahweh has made space for us and we’ll be productive in this area.”
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BrLXXἈπᾴρας δὲ ἐκεῖθεν ὤρυξε φρέαρ ἕτερον· καὶ οὐκ ἐμαχέσαντο περὶ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Εὐρυχωρία, λέγων, διότι νῦν ἐπλάτυνε Κύριος ἡμῖν, καὶ ηὔξησεν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. (Aparas de ekeithen ōruxe frear heteron; kai ouk emaⱪesanto peri autou; kai epōnomase to onoma autou, Euruⱪōria, legōn, dioti nun eplatune Kurios haʸmin, kai aʸuxaʸsen haʸmas epi taʸs gaʸs. )
BrTrAnd he departed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive about that; and he named the name of it, Room, saying, Because now the Lord has made room for us, and has increased us upon the earth.
ULTThen he moved from there and he dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it, so he called its name Rehoboth, and he said, “Because now Yahweh has made space for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
USTThen Isaac and his family moved from there and he had his servants dig a third well. This time Gerar’s herdsmen did not argue about it, so he named it Rehoboth, which means “space,” because he said, “Finally Yahweh has provided space for us, so that we will prosper in the land.”
BSB § He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth [fn] and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
OEBHe moved on from these and dug another well; and over that one there was no dispute. So he called it Rehoboth[fn], and said, ‘For now the Lord has made room for us and we shall be fruitful in the land.’
Room
WEBBEHe left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. So he called it Rehoboth.[fn] He said, “For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
NETThen he moved away from there and dug another well. They did not quarrel over it, so Isaac named it Rehoboth, saying, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will prosper in the land.”
LSVAnd he removes from there, and digs another well, and they have not striven for it, and he calls its name “Enlargements,” and says, “For—now has YHWH given enlargement to us, and we have been fruitful in the land.”
FBVSo they moved on from there and he had another well dug. This time there was no argument so he named the well, “Freedom,”[fn] saying, “Now the Lord has given us freedom to expand and be successful in this land.”
26:22“Freedom”: literally, “wide/open space,” which is often used in Hebrew as a synonym for freedom, since people are then given room to move around. See for example Job 36:16; Psalms 118:5.
T4TThey moved on from there and dug another well, but this time no one quarreled about who owned it. So Isaac named it Rehoboth, which means ‘uninhabited place’, saying, “Yahweh has given us an uninhabited place to live in, a place that is not wanted by other people, and we will become very prosperous here.”
LEBThen he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. And he called its name Rehoboth, and said, “Now Yahweh has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
BBEThen he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.
JPSAnd 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.'
ASVAnd 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.
DRAGoing forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not: therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth.
YLTAnd 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.'
DrbyAnd he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they did not contend: 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.
KJB-1769And 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.[fn] (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/has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. )
KJB-1611[fn]And he remoued from thence, and digged another well, and for that they stroue not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth: and he said, For now the LORD hath made roome for vs, and we shall be fruitfull in the land. (And he removed from thence, and digged another well, and for that they stroue not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth: and he said, For now the LORD hath/has made room for us, and we shall be fruitfull in the land.)
BshpsAnd then he departed thence, & digged another well, for the which they stroue not. Therfore called he it roomth, saying: the Lorde hath made vs nowe roome that we may encrease vpon the earth. (And then he departed thence, and digged another well, for the which they stroue not. Therefore called he it roomth, saying: the Lord hath/has made us now room that we may encrease upon the earth.)
GnvaThen he remoued thence, and digged an other well, for the which they stroue not: therefore called hee the name of it Rehoboth, and sayde, Because the Lord hath nowe made vs roome, we shall increase vpon the earth. (Then he removed thence, and digged an other well, for the which they stroue not: therefore called he the name of it Rehoboth, and said, Because the Lord hath/has now made us room, we shall increase upon the earth. )
CvdlSo he gatt him from thence, and dygged another well, for the which they stroue not: th rfore he called it Rehoboth, and sayde: Now hath the LORDE made vs rowme, and letten vs growe in the londe. (So he gatt him from thence, and dygged another well, for the which they stroue not: th rfore he called it Rehoboth, and said: Now hath/has the LORD made us room, and letten us growe in the land.)
WycAnd he yede forth fro thennus, and diggide another pit, for which thei stryueden not, therfor he clepid the name of that pit largenesse; and seide, Now God hath alargid vs, and hath maad to encreesse on erthe. (And he went forth from thence, and diggide another pit, for which they striveden not, therefore he called the name of that pit largeness; and said, Now God hath/has alargid us, and hath/has made to encreesse on earth.)
LuthDa machte er sich von dannen und grub einen andern Brunnen, da zankten sie sich nicht über; darum hieß er ihn Rehoboth und sprach: Nun hat uns der HErr Raum gemacht und uns wachsen lassen im Lande. (So made he itself/yourself/themselves from dannen and grub a change Brunnen, there zankten they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves not über; therefore was_called he him/it Rehoboth and spoke: Now has us/to_us/ourselves the/of_the LORD space made and us/to_us/ourselves wachsen lassen in_the land.)
ClVgProfectus inde fodit alium puteum, pro quo non contenderunt: itaque vocavit nomen ejus Latitudo, dicens: Nunc dilatavit nos Dominus, et fecit crescere super terram.[fn] (Profectus inde fodit alium puteum, for quo not/no contenderunt: therefore he_called nomen his Latitudo, saying: Nunc dilatavit we Master, and he_did crescere over the_earth/land. )
26.22Latitudo. In Hebræo Rehobot, latitudines. Unde probatur illud quod supra cap. X dictum est: Ipse ædificavit Niniven et rabooth, id est, plateas ejus. Nunc dilatavit, etc. Dilatatus est Isaac, et replevit omnem terram scientia Trinitatis: et in toto orbe latitudinem Ecclesiæ collocavit, prius tamen in Judæa notus, et in Isræl nominatus: postea in omnem terram exivit sonus eorum Psal. 18, id est apostolorum, qui per universum orbem foderunt puteos, et aqua omnibus ostenderunt baptizantes omnes gentes in nomine Patris, et Filii et Spiritus sancti Matth. 18. Puteos Abraham, quos aperuit, sic vocavit sicut pater ejus: Moses enim et prophetæ apud nos suis nominibus appellantur, nec horum mutantur vocabula puteorum.
26.22Latitudo. In Hebræo Rehobot, latitudines. Unde probatur illud that supra cap. X dictum it_is: Exactly_that ædificavit Niniven and rabooth, id it_is, plateas his. Nunc dilatavit, etc. Dilatatus it_is Isaac, and replevit omnem the_earth/land scientia Trinitatis: and in toto orbe latitudinem Ecclesiæ collocavit, first/before tamen in Yudæa notus, and in Isræl nominatus: postea in omnem the_earth/land exivit sonus their Psal. 18, id it_is apostolorum, who through universum orbem foderunt puteos, and water to_all ostenderunt baptizantes everyone gentes in nomine Patris, and Children and Spiritus sancti Matth. 18. Puteos Abraham, which aperuit, so he_called like father his: Moses because and prophetæ apud we to_his_own nominibus appellantur, but_not horum mutantur vocabula puteorum.
26:1-35 In this digression from Jacob’s story, Isaac’s prosperity (ch 26) shows that the blessing had passed to him (cp. 25:11) despite his failures of faith.
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
