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14 He owned so many sheep, cattle, and servants that the Philistines eventually became envious of him. 15 They[a] filled in with sand all of the wells that Isaac’s[b] father Abraham’s servants had dug during his lifetime. 16 Then Abimelech ordered Isaac, “Move away from us! You’ve become more powerful than we are.”

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  1. Genesis 26:15 Lit. The Philistines
  2. Genesis 26:15 Lit. his

14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants(A) that the Philistines envied him.(B) 15 So all the wells(C) that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up,(D) filling them with earth.

16 Then Abimelek said to Isaac, “Move away from us;(E) you have become too powerful for us.(F)

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