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They said, &#8220We&#8217ve found water!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac&#8217s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, &#8220We have found water.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now it came about on the same day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened on that day, that Isaac’s servants came in and told him about the well which they had dug and said to him, “We have found water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now on the same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug, saying, “We have found water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that same day Isaac’s servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, “We have found water! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that same day Isaac&#8217s slaves came to tell him about the well they had dug, saying to him, &#8220We have found water!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, "We've struck water!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about a well they had dug. They said to him, "We've found water."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On that day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug. They said, "We have found water." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That very same day, Isaac's servants arrived and reported to him about a well that they had just completed digging. "We've found water!" they said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that same day, Isaac?s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. ?We have found water!? they told him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />That day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well they had dug. "We've found water," they reported.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It happened the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to him, We have found water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The same day, Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass during that day that Isaac’s servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have dug, and say to him, “We have found water”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass during that day that Isaac's servants come and declare to him concerning the circumstances of the well which they have digged, and say to him, 'We have found water;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be in that day, and Isaak's servants will come and announce to him concerning the well which they digged, and they will say to him, We found water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And behold the same day the servants of Isaac came, telling him of a well which they had digged, and saying: We have found water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, behold, on the same day the servants of Isaac came, reporting to him about a well which they had dug, and saying: “We have found water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That same day Isaac’s servants came and informed him about the well they had been digging; they told him, “We have reached water!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass the same day that Isaac's servants came, and spoke to him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And so it was in that day and the Servants of Isaac came and they showed him about the matter of a well that they had dug and they said to him, “We have found water.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass in that day, that the servants of Isaac came and told him of the well which they had dug; and they said, We have not found water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/26-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6286" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Isaac's Covenant with Abimelech</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that same</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·gi·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">and told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/182.htm" title="182: ’ō·ḏō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A cause. Or rodowth; from the same as 'uwd; turnings; on account of."></a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: hab·bə·’êr (Art:: N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">the well</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2658.htm" title="2658: ḥā·p̄ā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To dig, search for. A primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore.">they had dug.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To attain to, find. ">“We have found</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-30.htm">Genesis 21:30-31</a></span><br />He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.” / So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Genesis 24:62</a></span><br />Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-25.htm">Genesis 21:25</a></span><br />But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/16-14.htm">Genesis 16:14</a></span><br />Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Genesis 29:2-3</a></span><br />He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well. / When all the flocks had been gathered there, the shepherds would roll away the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15-17</a></span><br />When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. / Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Numbers 20:17-19</a></span><br />Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” / But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.” / “We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-16.htm">2 Kings 3:16-20</a></span><br />and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’ / For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’ / This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-6.htm">John 4:6-14</a></span><br />Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. / When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Isaiah 12:3</a></span><br />With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-6.htm">Revelation 21:6</a></span><br />And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dig, and said to him, We have found water.</p><p class="hdg">We have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Genesis 26:25</a></b></br> And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4,5</a></b></br> If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as <i>for</i> hid treasures; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-4.htm">Proverbs 10:4</a></b></br> He becometh poor that dealeth <i>with</i> a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-49.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/genesis/26-19.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Isaac's</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/26-20.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Water-Hole</a> <a href="/luke/5-5.htm">We've</a> <a href="/genesis/24-33.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Digged</a> <a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Dug</a> <a href="/genesis/27-20.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Isaac's</a> <a href="/genesis/27-37.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Water-Hole</a> <a href="/judges/15-12.htm">We've</a> <a href="/genesis/27-8.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-1.htm">Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-7.htm">He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-18.htm">He digs wells.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Esau's wives.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On that same day</b><br>This phrase indicates a specific timing, suggesting a connection to previous events. In the context of <a href="/genesis/26.htm">Genesis 26</a>, Isaac had just made a covenant with Abimelech, the king of the Philistines. The timing underscores God's providence and blessing upon Isaac, as the discovery of water was crucial for survival and prosperity in the arid region of Gerar.<p><b>Isaac’s servants came and told him</b><br>The role of servants in the patriarchal narratives is significant, as they often carry out essential tasks and report back to their masters. This reflects the social structure of the time, where servants were integral to the household's functioning. The communication between Isaac and his servants highlights the trust and responsibility placed upon them.<p><b>about the well they had dug</b><br>Wells were vital in the ancient Near East, serving as sources of life-sustaining water. The act of digging a well was labor-intensive and required skill, indicating the servants' dedication and the importance of water for Isaac's growing household and flocks. Wells also often became points of contention, as seen earlier in <a href="/genesis/26.htm">Genesis 26</a>, where Isaac faced disputes over water rights.<p><b>“We have found water!” they told him.</b><br>The discovery of water is a moment of triumph and divine blessing. In the biblical narrative, water often symbolizes life, sustenance, and God's provision. This exclamation reflects the joy and relief of finding a reliable water source, which would ensure the prosperity of Isaac's family and livestock. The finding of water can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual refreshment and God's faithfulness, drawing parallels to Jesus as the "living water" in <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a patriarch of Israel. In <a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Genesis 26</a>, he is living in the land of Gerar and experiencing God's blessings despite challenges.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac's_servants.htm">Isaac's Servants</a></b><br>These are the individuals who serve Isaac and are responsible for digging wells, a crucial task for survival and prosperity in the arid regions of the Near East.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_well.htm">The Well</a></b><br>The well represents God's provision and blessing. In the context of <a href="/bsb/genesis/26.htm">Genesis 26</a>, wells are a source of life and prosperity, often leading to disputes over ownership.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gerar.htm">Gerar</a></b><br>A region in the land of the Philistines where Isaac temporarily resides. It is significant as a place where Isaac experiences both conflict and divine blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/water.htm">Water</a></b><br>Symbolically, water often represents life, blessing, and sustenance in the Bible. The discovery of water is a sign of God's continued provision for Isaac.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided water for Isaac, He provides for our needs today. Trust in His timing and provision, even when circumstances seem challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_labor.htm">Faithfulness in Labor</a></b><br>Isaac's servants diligently dug wells, and their efforts were rewarded. Our work, when done faithfully, can lead to blessings and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>The discovery of water "that same day" highlights God's perfect timing. We should remain patient and trust that God knows the best time to reveal His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Water is essential for life, symbolizing spiritual nourishment. Seek the "living water" that Jesus offers, which sustains us eternally.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/conflict_and_resolution.htm">Conflict and Resolution</a></b><br>Isaac faced disputes over wells, yet God provided peace and resolution. In conflicts, seek God's guidance for peaceful solutions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_isaac's_life_in_the_bible.htm">What key events define Isaac's life in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_philistines_in_genesis_contradict_history.htm">Why does the existence of Philistines in Genesis contradict the historical record, as they arrived centuries later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_archaeological_record_of_isaac's_wells.htm">Genesis 26:18 mentions Isaac re-digging Abraham's wells. Why is there no clear archaeological record of these wells or any direct mention outside the biblical text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_sexual_assault.htm">What virtues and vices do the patriarchs advise on?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">We have found water.</span>--As there are two wells at Beer-sheba, it is uncertain whether this was Abraham's well, re-opened by Isaac (see <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm" title="And he built an altar there, and called on the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants dig a well.">Genesis 26:25</a>), or a new one.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass the same day</span> (<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. the day of the treaty), <span class="cmt_word">that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged</span>, - the operation of sinking this well had probably commenced on the day of Abimelech s arrival at Beersheba (<span class="accented">vide</span> ver. 25). Almost immediately on the king's departure the well-diggers returned to the patriarch's encampment to report the success of their operations - <span class="cmt_word">and said unto him, We have found water.</span> The LXX., mistaking <span class="hebrew">לו</span>, to him, for <span class="hebrew">לֹא</span>, not, read, "We have not found water;" the incorrectness of which is sufficiently declared by what follows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/26-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On that same</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֗וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֔ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servants</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to tell</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·gi·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">about</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the well</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּאֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, a well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had dug,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָפָ֑רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·p̄ā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2658.htm">Strong's 2658: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pry into, to delve, to explore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">telling him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“We have found</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצָ֥אנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water!”</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/26-32.htm">Genesis 26:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/26-32.htm">OT Law: Genesis 26:32 It happened the same day that Isaac's (Gen. 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