“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.
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- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV The Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
- NASB The Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and slave women, and camels and donkeys.
- NLT “And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
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Quick answer
He testifies that Yahweh has greatly blessed Abraham with abundant wealth. He grounds his appeal in God's evident blessing on his master.
Overview
The servant recounts how the Lord has prospered Abraham with flocks, herds, silver, gold, servants, and animals. This testimony to God's blessing assures the family of Abraham's standing. It shows that the covenant promises were being visibly fulfilled in Abraham's life.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
- Gen 24:1By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Ps 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Matt 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Gen 12:16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
- Gen 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Gen 25:11After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
- Prov 22:4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
- Ps 18:35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
- Gen 26:12–14Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- Ps 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Job 42:10–12After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
- Gen 49:25by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.
- 1 Tim 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
- Job 1:3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
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