Genesis 26:14

In 11 translations

BSB

He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

KJV

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.servants: or, husbandry

WEB

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

ASV

and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.

LSV

and he has possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

YLT

and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

DBY

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

DRC

And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him,

GNV

For he had flockes of sheepe, and heards of cattell, and a mightie housholde: therefore the Philistims had enuy at him.

JPS

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.

LXXE

And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ מִקְנֵה־צֹאן֙ וּמִקְנֵ֣ה בָקָ֔ר וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה רַבָּ֑ה וַיְקַנְא֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

LXX-Br

Ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτῷ κτήνη προβάτων, καὶ κτήνη βοῶν, καὶ γεώργια πολλά. ἐζήλωσαν δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ Φυλιστιείμ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
• Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
• Genesis 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
• Psalms 144:13–14Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields. Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into…
• 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.
• 1 Samuel 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
• Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
• Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
• Job 42:12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
• Genesis 12:16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
• Psalms 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

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