Genesis 21:11

21:11 Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son. ¹ 

Genesis 21:25

21:25 But Abraham lodged a complaint ²  against Abimelech concerning a well ³  that Abimelech’s servants had seized. ⁴ 

Genesis 26:32

26:32 That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We’ve found water,” they reported. ⁵ 

[21:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and the word was very wrong in the eyes of Abraham on account of his son.” The verb רָעַע (ra’a’) often refers to what is morally or ethically “evil.” It usage here suggests that Abraham thought Sarah’s demand was ethically (and perhaps legally) wrong.

[21:25]  ² tn The Hebrew verb used here means “to argue; to dispute”; it can focus on the beginning of the dispute (as here), the dispute itself, or the resolution of a dispute (Isa 1:18). Apparently the complaint was lodged before the actual oath was taken.

[21:25]  ³ tn Heb “concerning the matter of the well of water.”

[21:25]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew verb used here means “to steal; to rob; to take violently.” The statement reflects Abraham’s perspective.

[26:32]  ³ tn Heb “and they said to him, ‘We have found water.’” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.