Genesis 26:19
19 Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there.
Other Translations of Genesis 26:19
King James Version
19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing
English Standard Version
19 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water,
The Message
19 One day, as Isaac's servants were digging in the valley, they came on a well of spring water.
New King James Version
19 Also Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there.
New Living Translation
19 Isaac's servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 26:19
Commentary on Genesis 26:18-25
(Read Genesis 26:18-25)
Isaac met with much opposition in digging wells. Two were called Contention and Hatred. See the nature of worldly things; they make quarrels, and are occasions of strife; and what is often the lot of the most quiet and peaceable; those who avoid striving, yet cannot avoid being striven with. And what a mercy it is to have plenty of water; to have it without striving for it! The more common this mercy is, the more reason to be thankful for it. At length Isaac digged a well, for which they strove not. Those that study to be quiet, seldom fail of being so. When men are false and unkind, still God is faithful and gracious; and his time to show himself so is, when we are most disappointed by men. The same night that Isaac came weary and uneasy to Beer-sheba, God brought comforts to his soul. Those may remove with comfort who are sure of God's presence.