3423. Verses 19-21. And the servants of Isaac digged in the valley, and found there a well of living waters. And the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac’s shepherds, saying, The waters are ours; and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. And they digged another well, and they strove over that also, and he called the name of it Sitnah. “And the servants of Isaac digged in the valley, and found there a well of living waters,” signifies the Word as to the literal sense in which is the internal sense; “and the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac’s shepherds,” signifies that they who taught did not see any such thing therein, because the senses appear opposed; “saying, The waters are ours,” signifies that they are in the truth; “and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him,” signifies denial on these accounts as well as on others, in being against the teachers, and on account of other things besides; “and they digged another well, and they strove over that also,” signifies the internal sense of the Word, as to whether it has any existence; “and he called the name of it Sitnah,” signifies their quality.