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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 13:2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
- Gen 24:1Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
- Prov 10:22Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
- Ps 107:38He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
- Matt 6:33But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Gen 12:16He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
- Gen 12:2I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Gen 25:11After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.
- Prov 22:4The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
- Ps 18:35You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
- Gen 26:12–14Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
- Ps 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
- Job 42:10–12Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.
- Gen 49:25even by the God of your father, who will help you; by the Almighty, who will bless you, with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
- 1 Tim 4:8For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
- Job 1:3His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
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