Genesis 26:32

32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!”

Genesis 26:32 in Other Translations

KJV
32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
ESV
32 That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, "We have found water."
NLT
32 That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed.
MSG
32 Later that same day, Isaac's servants came to him with news about the well they had been digging, "We've struck water!"
CSB
32 On that same day Isaac's slaves came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, "We have found water!"

Genesis 26:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day
That the above things were transacted: that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which
they had digged;
they had dug it before Abimelech came to Isaac, but they had not had an opportunity of acquainting him with it until he was gone, and then they came to give him an account of it, what sort of a well it was, and how it answered their expectations and wishes; and which in those countries was a very great blessing, and served very much to recommend a place to dwell in: and said unto him, we have found water;
not only had dug a well, but they had found plenty of water, and that which was good; or otherwise it would not have been worth while to have troubled Isaac with the account of it.

Genesis 26:32 In-Context

30 Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
31 Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they went away peacefully.
32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. They said, “We’ve found water!”
33 He called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the town has been Beersheba.
34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 21:30
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