As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats, female and male servants, and many camels and donkeys.
Parallel translations
- WEB The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
- KJV And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
- BSB Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.
- NKJV Thus the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
- NASB So the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys.
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Quick answer
Jacob becomes exceedingly prosperous, with large flocks, servants, and animals. God greatly blesses him after years of service.
Overview
Jacob's dramatic increase fulfills the prosperity God intended to give him, echoing the blessing promised to Abraham's line. The accumulation of flocks, servants, and beasts marks him as a man under God's favor. This wealth, gained despite Laban's schemes, demonstrates that the Lord, not human cunning, is the true source of Jacob's abundance.
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- Gen 30:30For it was little which you had before I came, and it has increased to a multitude. Yahweh has blessed you wherever I turned. Now when will I provide for my own house also?”
- Gen 24:35Yahweh 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.
- Gen 26:13–14The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
- Gen 13:2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
- Gen 33:11Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.
- Gen 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
- Gen 28:15Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
- Gen 12:16He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
- Eccl 2:7I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;
- Gen 31:42Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night.”
- Ezek 39:10so that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall make fires of the weapons; and they shall plunder those who plundered them, and rob those who robbed them, says the Lord Yahweh.
- Gen 31:7–8Your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times, but God didn’t allow him to hurt me.
- Gen 36:7For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock.
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