Genesis 26:21

His servants ¹  dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it ²  Sitnah. ³ 

Then they dug another well, but they quarrelled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.

Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it Sitnah.

Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a fight over it. So Isaac named it "Opposition."

They dug another well and there was a difference over that one also, so he named it Sitnah (Accusation).

Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.

Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also; so he called it Sitnah.

Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah.

His servants ¹  dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it ²  Sitnah. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Isaac’s servants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he called its name.” The referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The name Sitnah (שִׂטְנָה, sitnah) is derived from a Hebrew verbal root meaning “to oppose; to be an adversary” (cf. Job 1:6). The name was a reminder that the digging of this well caused “opposition” from the Philistines.