Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth. New Living Translation So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham. English Standard Version (Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.) Berean Standard Bible So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. King James Bible For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. New King James Version Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth. New American Standard Bible Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with dirt. NASB 1995 Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth. NASB 1977 Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth. Legacy Standard Bible Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth. Amplified Bible Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with dirt. Christian Standard Bible Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt. American Standard Version Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And all the wells the workers of his father had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines polluted and filled them with dirt. Brenton Septuagint Translation And all the wells which the servants of his father had dug in the time of his father, the Phylistines stopped them, and filled them with earth. Contemporary English Version and they stopped up the wells that Abraham's servants had dug before his death. Douay-Rheims Bible Stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father Abraham had digged, filling them up with earth: English Revised Version Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the Philistines filled in all the wells that his father's servants had dug during his father Abraham's lifetime. Good News Translation So they filled in all the wells which the servants of his father Abraham had dug while Abraham was alive. International Standard Version They filled in with sand all of the wells that Isaac's father Abraham's servants had dug during his lifetime. JPS Tanakh 1917 Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. Literal Standard Version and all the wells which his father’s servants dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust. Majority Standard Bible So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. New American Bible The Philistines had stopped up and filled with dirt all the wells that his father’s servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham. NET Bible So the Philistines took dirt and filled up all the wells that his father's servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham. New Revised Standard Version (Now the Philistines had stopped up and filled with earth all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.) New Heart English Bible Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. Webster's Bible Translation For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. World English Bible Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. Young's Literal Translation and all the wells which his father's servants digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Isaac's Prosperity…14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. 15So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. 16Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.”… Cross References Genesis 21:25 But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech's servants had seized, Genesis 21:30 He replied, "You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well." Treasury of Scripture For all the wells which his father's servants had dig in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. his father's. Genesis 21:30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. had stopped. Jump to Previous Abraham Digged Dug Dust Earth Father's Fill Filled Filling Philistines Servants Stopped Time Water-Holes WellsJump to Next Abraham Digged Dug Dust Earth Father's Fill Filled Filling Philistines Servants Stopped Time Water-Holes WellsGenesis 26 1. Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.7. He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife. 12. He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity. 18. He digs wells. 23. God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; 26. and Abimelech makes a covenant with him. 34. Esau's wives. (15) The wells.--In the East the digger of a well is regarded as a public benefactor; but the Philistines stopped those that Abraham had digged, probably because they regarded his possession of them, though confirmed by the covenant between him and Abimelech (Genesis 21:32), as an intrusion upon their rights as the people of the country, Envious, too, at the rapid increase of an alien's wealth, they determined to drive Isaac away; and for this no expedient would be more effectual than the preventing him from procuring water for his cattle. Following upon this came an express command of the king to depart, which Isaac obeyed; for he had sought refuge there because of the famine, and had no right to continue at Gerar, if the people refused their hospitality.Verse 15. - For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father (vide Genesis 21:30), the philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. This act, commonly regarded as legitimate in ancient warfare, was practically to Isaac an act of expulsion, it being impossible for flocks and herds to exist without access to water supplies. It was probably, as the text indicates, the outcome of envy, rather than inspired by fear that Isaac in digging and possessing wells was tacitly claiming the ownership of the land. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia took וַיְמַלְא֖וּם (way·mal·’ūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of dirt עָפָֽר׃ (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud and stopped up סִתְּמ֣וּם (sit·tə·mūm) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 5640: To stop up, to repair, to keep secret all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the wells הַבְּאֵרֹ֗ת (hab·bə·’ê·rōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 875: A pit, a well that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that his father’s אָבִ֔יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father servants עַבְדֵ֣י (‘aḇ·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant had dug חָֽפְרוּ֙ (ḥā·p̄ə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2658: To pry into, to delve, to explore in the days בִּימֵ֖י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of his father אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father Abraham. אַבְרָהָ֣ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Links Genesis 26:15 NIVGenesis 26:15 NLT Genesis 26:15 ESV Genesis 26:15 NASB Genesis 26:15 KJV Genesis 26:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 26:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 26:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 26:15 French Bible Genesis 26:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 26:15 Now all the wells which his father's (Gen. 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