KJV King James Version
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 26:14
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
WEB World English Bible
He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
ASV American Standard Version
and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,
Surrounding context — Genesis 26
11 And Abimelech charged all [his] people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
15 For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
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וַֽיְהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beל֤וֹH9033 · ohimמִקְנֵה־H4735 · miq.nehlivestockצֹאן֙H6629 · tsonflockוּמִקְנֵ֣הH4735 · miq.nehlivestockבָקָ֔רH1241 · ba.qarcattleוַעֲבֻדָּ֖הH5657 · a.vud.dahserviceרַבָּ֑הH7227 · ravmanyוַיְקַנְא֥וּH7065 · qa.nabe jealousאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.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.Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.Psalm 144:13-14[That] our garners [may be] full, affording all manner of store: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:Genesis 13:2And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.Psalm 112:3Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.Proverbs 27:4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?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.Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.1 Samuel 18:9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.Psalm 112:10The wicked shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
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