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Isaac’s Prosperity

Genesis 26:21

In 11 translations

BSB
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.Sitnah means enmity or hostility.
KJV
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.Sitnah: that is, Hatred
WEB
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. So he called its name Sitnah.“Sitnah” means “hostility”.
ASV
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
LSV
and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calls its name “Hatred.”
YLT
and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.'
DBY
And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.
DRC
And they digged also another; and for that they quarrelled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.
GNV
Afterwarde they digged another well, and stroue for that also, and he called the name of it Sitnah.
JPS
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.
LXXE
And having departed thence he dug another well, and they strove also for that; and he named the name of it, Enmity.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ בְּאֵ֣ר אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ גַּם־עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ שִׂטְנָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Ἀπᾴρας δὲ ἐκεῖθεν ὤρυξε φρέαρ ἕτερον· ἐκρίνοντο δὲ καὶ περὶ ἐκείνου· καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἐχθρία.

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  • Ezra 4:6At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

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