KJV King James Version
And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 13:2
And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
WEB World English Bible
Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Surrounding context — Genesis 13
1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
2 And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
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Psalm 112:1-3Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.Genesis 24:35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.Genesis 26:12-13Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.Job 22:21-25Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.Deuteronomy 8:18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.Job 1:10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.1 Timothy 4:8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.1 Samuel 2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.Proverbs 3:9-10Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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