Genesis 21:25

In 11 translations

BSB

But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,

KJV

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

WEB

Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

ASV

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

LSV

And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech’s servants have violently taken away,

YLT

And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

DBY

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

DRC

And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

GNV

And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

JPS

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

LXXE

And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.

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WLC

וְהוֹכִ֥חַ אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ עַל־אֹדוֹת֙ בְּאֵ֣ר הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּזְל֖וּ עַבְדֵ֥י אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἤλεγξεν Ἁβραὰμ τὸν Ἀβιμέλεχ περὶ τῶν φρεάτων τοῦ ὕδατος, ὧν ἀφείλοντο οἱ παῖδες τοῦ Ἀβιμέλεχ.

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• Genesis 26:15–22So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.” So…
• Genesis 29:8But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
• Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
• Exodus 2:15–17When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came…
• Proverbs 17:10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
• Judges 1:15“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
• Proverbs 27:5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
• Genesis 13:7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
• Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

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