Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny. did strive. Genesis 21:25 And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force. Esek. Context Isaac's Prosperity…19And they digged in the torrent, and found living water: 20But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny.21And they digged also another; and for that they quarrelled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.… Cross References Genesis 13:7 Whereupon also there arose a strife between the herdsmen of Abram and of Lot. And at that time the Chanaanite and the Pherezite dwelled in that country. Genesis 21:25 And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force. Genesis 26:19 And they digged in the torrent, and found living water: Genesis 26:21 And they digged also another; and for that they quarrelled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity. Genesis 46:34 You shall answer: We, thy servants, are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination. Lexicon But the herdsmenרֹעֵ֣י (rō·‘ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7473: Pastoral, a shepherd of Gerar גְרָ֗ר (ḡə·rār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1642: Gerar -- a place South of Gaza quarreled וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ (way·yā·rî·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with Isaac’s יִצְחָ֛ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah herdsmen רֹעֵ֥י (rō·‘ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7473: Pastoral, a shepherd and said, לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “The water is ours!” הַמָּ֑יִם (ham·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen So he named וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read the well הַבְּאֵר֙ (hab·bə·’êr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well Esek, עֵ֔שֶׂק (‘ê·śeq) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6230: Esek -- 'contention', a well in Gerar because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction they contended הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ (hiṯ·‘aś·śə·qū) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6229: To press upon, quarrel with him. עִמּֽוֹ׃ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with Additional Translations But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. And the shepherds of Gerara strove with the shepherds of Isaac, saying that the water was theirs; and they called the name of the well, Injury, for they injured him. But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him. And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him. And the herdmen of Gerar contended with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him; Jump to Previous Argued Contended Disputed Fight Gerar Habitually Herdmen Herdsmen Isaac Isaac's Ours Quarreled Shepherds Spring Strife Strive Striven Strove WaterJump to Next Argued Contended Disputed Fight Gerar Habitually Herdmen Herdsmen Isaac Isaac's Ours Quarreled Shepherds Spring Strife Strive Striven Strove WaterExternal Links Genesis 26:20 NIVGenesis 26:20 NLT Genesis 26:20 ESV Genesis 26:20 NASB Genesis 26:20 ASV Genesis 26:20 Bible Apps Genesis 26:20 Biblia Paralela Genesis 26:20 Chinese Bible Genesis 26:20 French Bible Genesis 26:20 German Bible Alphabetical: and because But contended disputed Esek Gerar he herdsmen him is Isaac Isaac's named of ours quarreled said saying So the they water well with OT Law: Genesis 26:20 The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's (Gen. 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