complete verse (Genesis 26:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:21:

  • Newari: “Isaac’s servants dug another well. There they also came to fight. So the name of that one was ‘Enemy.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The servants of Isaac dug again another well, but still they also quarreled-over it with those- (who) -came-from-Gerar. So Isaac named the well Sitna.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Isaac’s servants dug another well, but they quarreled about who owned that one also. So Isaac named it Sitnah, which means ‘opposition’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)