Genesis 26:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 26:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק
ʻâthaq
H6275
to advance
מִשָּׁ֗ם
shâm
H8033
there
וַיַּחְפֹּר֙
châphar
H2658
to dig
בְּאֵ֣ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
אַחֶ֔רֶת
ʼachêr
H312
other
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָב֖וּ
rîyb
H7378
to contend
עָלֶ֑יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמָהּ֙
shêm
H8034
name
רְחֹב֔וֹת
Rᵉchôbôwth
H7344
Rehoboth
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַתָּ֞ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הִרְחִ֧יב
râchab
H7337
to grow wide
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָ֖נוּ
וּפָרִ֥ינוּ
pârâh
H6509
to bear fruit
בָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then 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.”
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