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Genesis 26:20

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← Genesis 26:19	Genesis 26:20 (KJV)	Genesis 26:21 →
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.	And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water [is] ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.	And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the herdmen^H7462 of Gerar^H1642 did strive^H7378 with Isaac's^H3327 herdmen^H7462, saying^H559, The water^H4325 is ours: and he called^H7121 the name^H8034 of the well^H875 Esek^H6230; because they strove^H6229 with him.

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Original Hebrew

וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם־רֹעֵי יִצְחָק לֵאמֹר לָנוּ הַמָּיִם וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם־הַבְּאֵר עֵשֶׂק כִּי הִתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמֹּו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יָּרִ֜יבוּ	va/i.ya.Ri.vu	H7378	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they disputed
רֹעֵ֣י	ro.'Ei	H7473	HVqrmpc	(the) herdsmen of
גְרָ֗ר	ge.Rar	H1642	HNp	Gerar
עִם	'im-	H5973	HR	with
רֹעֵ֥י	ro.'Ei	H7473	HVqrmpc	(the) herdsmen of
יִצְחָ֛ק	yitz.Chak	H3327	HNp	Isaac
לֵ/אמֹ֖ר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying
לָ֣/נוּ	La./nu		HR/Sp1cp	(belongs) to (the)/ us
הַ/מָּ֑יִם	ha./Ma.yim	H4325	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ water
וַ/יִּקְרָ֤א	va/i.yik.Ra'	H7121	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he called
שֵֽׁם	shem-	H8034	HNcmsc	(the) name of
הַ/בְּאֵר֙	ha./be.'Er	H875	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ well
עֵ֔שֶׂק	'E.sek	H6230	HNp	Esek
כִּ֥י	ki	H3588	HC	for
הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ	hit.'a.se.Ku	H6229	HVtp3cp	they quarreled
עִמּֽ/וֹ	i.M/o	H5973	HR/Sp3ms	with/ him

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H875 — בְּאֵר (bᵉʼêr, be-ayr'): from בָּאַר; a pit; especially a well; pit, well.
• H1642 — גְּרָר (Gᵉrâr, gher-awr'): probably from גָּרַר; a rolling country; Gerar, a Philistine city; Gerar.
• H3327 — יִצְחָק (Yitschâq, yits-khawk'): from צָחַק; laughter (i.e. mochery); Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham; Isaac. Compare יִשְׂחָק.
• H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
• H6229 — עָשַׂק (ʻâsaq, aw-sak): a primitive root (identical with עָשַׁק); to press upon, i.e. quarrel; strive with.
• H6230 — עֵשֶׂק (ʻêseq, ay'sek): from עָשַׂק; strife; Esek.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to 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.
• H7378 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
• H7462 — רָעָה (râʻâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).
• H7473 — רֹעִי (rôʻîy, ro-ee'): from active participle of רָעָה; pastoral; as noun, a shepherd; shipherd.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• did strive — Genesis 21:25

Reciprocal references (4): Genesis 13:7, Genesis 20:1, Judges 5:11, 1 Samuel 21:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BUSINESS LIFE, HERDSMEN, ISAAC, UNITY-STRIFE
• Nave’s: BLESSING, DISHONESTY, ESEK, GERAR, ISAAC, MEEKNESS, PATIENCE, PROPERTY, STRIFE, WELLS

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