KJV King James Version
And 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 24:35
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jehovah hath blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses;
Surrounding context — Genesis 24
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that [were] with him.
33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I [am] Abraham’s servant.
35 And 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.
36 And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיהוָ֞הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבֵּרַ֧ךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲדֹנִ֛יH113 · a.donlordמְאֹ֖דH3966 · me.odmuchוַיִּגְדָּ֑לH1431 · ga.dalto magnifyוַיִּתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveל֞וֹH9033 · ohimצֹ֤אןH6629 · tsonflockוּבָקָר֙H1241 · ba.qarcattleוְכֶ֣סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוְזָהָ֔בH2091 · za.havgoldוַעֲבָדִם֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תH8198 · shiph.chahmaidservantוּגְמַלִּ֖יםH1581 · ga.malcamelוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃H2543 · cha.mordonkey
Cross-references
Genesis 13:2And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.Genesis 24:1And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.Psalm 107:38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Genesis 12:16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.Genesis 25:11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Genesis 26:12-14Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.Proverbs 22:4By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.Psalm 18:35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.Job 42:10-12And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.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.Genesis 49:25[Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: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.
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