Genesis 26:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
But the herdsmen
רֹעֵ֣י (rō·‘ê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7473: Pastoral, a shepherd

of Gerar
גְרָ֗ר (ḡə·rār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1642: Gerar -- a place South of Gaza

quarreled
וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ (way·yā·rî·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Isaac’s
יִצְחָ֛ק (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

herdsmen
רֹעֵ֥י (rō·‘ê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7473: Pastoral, a shepherd

and said,
לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“The water is ours!”
הַמָּ֑יִם (ham·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

So he named
וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the well
הַבְּאֵר֙ (hab·bə·’êr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 875: A pit, a well

Esek,
עֵ֔שֶׂק (‘ê·śeq)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6230: Esek -- 'contention', a well in Gerar

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they contended
הִֽתְעַשְּׂק֖וּ (hiṯ·‘aś·śə·qū)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6229: To press upon, quarrel

with him.
עִמּֽוֹ׃ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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