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Genesis 21

Gen. 21:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Abraham
'Abraham (Hebrew #85)
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram
KJV usage: Abraham.
Pronounce: ab-raw-hawm'
Origin: contracted from 1 and an unused root (probably meaning to be populous)
reproved
yakach (Hebrew #3198)
to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
KJV usage: appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
Pronounce: yaw-kahh'
Origin: a primitive root
Abimelech
'Abiymelek (Hebrew #40)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
KJV usage: Abimelech.
Pronounce: ab-ee-mel'-ek
Origin: from 1 and 4428
because
'owdowth (Hebrew #182)
from the same as 181; turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of
KJV usage: (be-)cause, concerning, sake.
Pronounce: o-doth'
Origin: or (shortened) rodowth {o-doth'} (only thus in the plural)
of a well
'er (Hebrew #875)
a pit; especially a well
KJV usage: pit, well.
Pronounce: be-ayr'
Origin: from 874
of water
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
, which Abimelech’s
'Abiymelek (Hebrew #40)
father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
KJV usage: Abimelech.
Pronounce: ab-ee-mel'-ek
Origin: from 1 and 4428
servants
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
g had violently taken away
gazal (Hebrew #1497)
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob
KJV usage: catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
Pronounce: gaw-zal'
Origin: a primitive root
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Gen. 26:15‑22• 15For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
 16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
 17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
 18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
 19And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
 20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
 21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
 22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (Gen. 26:15‑22)

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Ministry on This Verse

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reproved.
Gen. 26:15‑22• 15For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
 16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
 17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
 18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
 19And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
 20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
 21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
 22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (Gen. 26:15‑22)
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Gen. 29:8• 8And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. (Gen. 29:8)
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Ex. 2:15‑17• 15Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
 16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
 17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. (Ex. 2:15‑17)
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Judg. 1:15• 15And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. (Judg. 1:15)
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Prov. 17:10• 10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. (Prov. 17:10)
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Prov. 25:9• 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another: (Prov. 25:9)
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Prov. 27:5• 5Open rebuke is better than secret love. (Prov. 27:5)
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Matt. 18:15• 15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. (Matt. 18:15)
because.Wells of water were of great consequence in those hot countries, especially where the flocks were numerous; because water was scarce, and digging to find it was attended with the expense of much time and labour.servants.
Gen. 13:7• 7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. (Gen. 13:7)
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Gen. 26:15‑22• 15For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
 16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
 17And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
 18And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
 19And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
 20And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
 21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
 22And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (Gen. 26:15‑22)
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Ex. 2:16‑17• 16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
 17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. (Ex. 2:16‑17)
• Abraham fears no longer before the prince of this world, but reproves him. (“Genesis 20-21” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.