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Berean Standard Bible

“He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.””

Genesis 26:22

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Isaac lives as a settler in the dry land near Gerar, where wells mean survival. The Philistines have filled in wells his father Abraham dug, and herdsmen have twice quarreled with Isaac over new ones he reopened.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He left that place, and dug another well. They didn’t argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, “For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

King James Version (KJV)

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he removed from thence, and digged another well. And for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth. And he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y apartóse de allí, y abrió otro pozo, y no riñeron sobre él: y llamó su nombre Rehoboth, y dijo: Porque ahora nos ha hecho ensanchar Jehová, y fructificaremos en la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Isaac se fue de allí y cavó otro pozo, pero esta vez no pelearon por él. Entonces Isaac le puso el nombre de Lugar de Libertad, pues dijo: «Ahora el Señor nos ha dado un lugar en el que podremos prosperar».

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