KJV: And 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.
YLT: and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water is ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they have striven habitually with him;
Darby: But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him.
ASV: And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ | But quarreled |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רִיב Sense: to strive, contend. |
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רֹעֵ֣י | the herdsmen |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: רָעָה Sense: shepherd (subst). |
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גְרָ֗ר | of Gerar |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גְּרָר Sense: a Philistine town south of Gaza, modern ‘Umm’. |
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רֹעֵ֥י | herdsmen |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: רָעָה Sense: shepherd (subst). |
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יִצְחָ֛ק | Isaac's |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִצְחָק Sense: son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau. |
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לֵאמֹ֖ר | saying |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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לָ֣נוּ | ours |
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural |
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! הַמָּ֑יִם | the water [is] |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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וַיִּקְרָ֤א | so he called |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim. |
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שֵֽׁם־ | the name |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name. |
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הַבְּאֵר֙ | of the well |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּאֵר Sense: well, pit, spring. |
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עֵ֔שֶׂק | Esek |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: עֵשֶׂק Sense: a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar. |
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כִּ֥י | because |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ | they quarreled |
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָשַׂק Sense: (Hithpael) to strive, contend, quarrel. |
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עִמּֽוֹ | with him |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with. |