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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB “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.
- 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
Cross-references · 16
- Gen 13:2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- Gen 24:1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- Ps 107:38He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- Matt 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Gen 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.
- Gen 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:
- Gen 25:11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
- Prov 22:4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
- Ps 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.
- Gen 26:12–14Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
- Ps 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
- 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.
- Gen 49:25Even 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:
- 1 Tim 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.
- 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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