King James Version
“And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.”
Genesis 26:18 · KJV
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. springing: Heb. living
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. Esek: that is, Contention
KJV Study — Public Domain
“again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“by which”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“in the days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“his father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“had stopped”
H5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
“them after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“the death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
“and he called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“after the names”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“after the names”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“by which”
H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“and he called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“his father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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