Genesis 26:19

26:19 When Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing ¹  water there,

Genesis 26:21

26:21 His servants ²  dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it ³  Sitnah. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “living.” This expression refers to a well supplied by subterranean streams (see Song 4:15).

² tn Heb “they”; the referent (Isaac’s servants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “and he called its name.” The referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ 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.