Genesis 26:22

Genesis 26:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the Lord has given us room and we will flourish in the land.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, saying, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”

Context of Genesis 26:22

20But the shepherds of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac's shepherds. They said, ‘The water belongs to us!’ So Isaac called that well Esek, because they quarrelled with him there. 21So Isaac's servants dug another well. But the shepherds of Gerar quarrelled about that one too. Isaac called that well Sitnah. Isaac moved away from Sitnah and he dug another well. No one quarrelled with him about this well. So he called it Rehoboth. He said, ‘Now the Lord has given us a place to live. We will have many good things in this land.’ 23From that place, Isaac went to Beersheba. 24That night the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you. I will give you many descendants because of my servant Abraham.’

Genesis 26:22 word by word

וַיַּעְתֵּ֣ק מִשָּׁ֗ם וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ בְּאֵ֣ר אַחֶ֔רֶת וְלֹ֥א רָב֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ רְחֹב֔וֹת וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־עַתָּ֞ה הִרְחִ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה לָ֖נוּ וּפָרִ֥ינוּ בָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he removedעָתַק‛âthaq · to proceedH6275
• from thence, and diggedחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
• anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• wellבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
• and for that they stroveרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• not: and he calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the name of itשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Rehobothרְחֹבוֹתrechôbôth rechôbôth · RehobothH7344
• and he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• For nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath made roomרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• for us, and we shall be fruitfulפָּרָהpârâh · be fruitfulH6509
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Genesis 26:22

• Psalms 4:1God, please answer me when I call aloud for help. You are the one who shows that I am right. Help me in my trouble. Show me that you are kind. Listen to me when I pray.
• Psalms 18:19He led me out to a place where I would be safe. He saved me because I made him happy.
• Psalms 118:5I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord to help me. The Lord answered me and he made me free.
• Genesis 17:6I will give you many descendants. These will make many nations of people. Some of your descendants will become kings.
• Genesis 28:3I pray that God Almighty will bless you. I pray that he will give you many children, so that your descendants become a large nation of people.
• Genesis 41:52Joseph called his second son Ephraim. Joseph said, ‘God has given children to me in the land where I have received pain.’
• Exodus 1:7But the Israelites had many children, so they grew into a very large family. They became very powerful. They were everywhere in the whole country.

Commentaries on Genesis 26:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-35Verses 1-35 - The Events of Isaac‘s Life 5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh “command,” special order. חק choq “decree, statute,” engraven on stone or metal. תירה tôrâh “law,” doctrine, system of moral truth. 10. עשׂק ‛êśeq Eseq, “strife.” 21. שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh Sitnah, “opposition.” 22. רחבית rechobôt Rechoboth, “room.” 26. אחזת 'ǎchuzat Achuzzath, “possession.” 33. שׁבעה shı̂b‛âh Shib‘ah, “seven; oath.” 34. יהוּדית yehûdı̂yt…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things; they make quarrels, and are occasions of strife; and what is often the lot of the most quiet and peaceable; those who avoid striving, yet cannot avoid being striven with. And what a mercy it is to have plenty of water; to have it without striving for it! The more common this mercy is, the more reason to be thankful for it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22Isaac left … in the Valley of Gerar: This was away from the city of Gerar itself, but probably still within 16 kilometers (10 miles). When he got there, Isaac reopened the wells of his father. Although people opposed him there, Isaac chose not to fight back. He gave up one well after another until God's blessing overcame the opposition. Whenever Isaac reopened a well, even if enemies filled it in, he found water. God blessed Isaac, and nothing could stop…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2218-22. Isaac digged again the wells of water--The naming of wells by Abraham, and the hereditary right of his family to the property, the change of the names by the Philistines to obliterate the traces of their origin, the restoration of the names by Isaac, and the contests between the respective shepherds to the exclusive possession of the water, are circumstances that occur among the natives in those regions as frequently in the present day as in the…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 26:22

• Blessing
• Dishonesty
• Gerar
• Isaac
• Meekness
• Patience
• Property
• Rehoboth
• Strife
• Thankfulness
• Wells

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Besides
• Famine
• Grief
• Kindred
• Mind
• Rebekah
• Rehoboth
• Seeing
• Touch

Commentaries on Genesis 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings