King James Version

Genesis 26:21

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

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וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙vayachpervand search outחָפַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and search out”, the next action in the storyH2658properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to exploredig, paw, search out, seek.בְּאֵ֣רbeerwellבְּאֵרnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “well”, the ordinary formH875a pit; especially a wellpit, well.אַחֶ֔רֶתacheretother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.וַיָּרִ֖יבוּvayarivvand adversaryרִיבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and adversary”, the next action in the storyH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.עָלֶ֑יהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וַיִּקְרָ֥אvayiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.שְׁמָ֖הּshemahfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.שִׂטְנָֽהsitnahSitnahשִׂטְנָהnoun, proper name — “Sitnah”H7856Sitnah, the name of a well in PalSitnah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.'

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And they digged also another; and for that they quarrelled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπᾴρας δὲ ἐκεῖθεν ὤρυξε φρέαρ ἕτερον· ἐκρίνοντο δὲ καὶ περὶ ἐκείνου· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἐχθρία.