Genesis 26:21
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New International Version (©2011)
Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Isaac's men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means "hostility").

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it Sitnah.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility.

International Standard Version (©2012)
When his workers started digging another well, those herdsmen quarreled about that one, too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

NET Bible (©2006)
His servants dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one too. So Isaac named it Sitnah [Accusation].

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they dug another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

American King James Version
And they dig another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

American Standard Version
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they digged also another; and for that they quarreled likewise, and he called the name of it, Enmity.

Darby Bible Translation
And they dug another well, and they strove for that also; and he called the name of it Sitnah.

English Revised Version
And they digged another well, and they strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they digged another well, and contended for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

World English Bible
They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah.

Young's Literal Translation
and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

26:18-25 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. At length Isaac digged a well, for which they strove not. Those that study to be quiet, seldom fail of being so. When men are false and unkind, still God is faithful and gracious; and his time to show himself so is, when we are most disappointed by men. The same night that Isaac came weary and uneasy to Beer-sheba, God brought comforts to his soul. Those may remove with comfort who are sure of God's presence.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 21. - And they digged another well (Isaac having yielded up the first), and strove for that also: - "The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water" (Proverbs 17:14) and he called the name of it Sitnah - "Contention" (from שָׂטָן, to lie in wait as an adversary; whence Satan); probably in Wady-es-Shutein, near Rehoboth (vide infra).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they digged another well,.... That is, Isaac's servants:

and strove for that also; the herdsmen of Gerar disputed their right to that also, and strove to get it from them:

and he called the name of it Sitnah; which signifies "hatred", it being out of hatred and malice to him that they gave him so much trouble; from this word Satan has his name, and these men were of a diabolical spirit, envious, spiteful, and malicious.

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Isaac's Prosperity
…20And 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. 21And they dig another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. 22And he removed from there, and dig another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. …

Genesis 26:20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac and said, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with him.
Genesis 26:22 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."