Genesis 26:13

Genesis 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
• New International Version (NIV)The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the man became rich, and gained more and more until he became very wealthy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;

Context of Genesis 26:13

11Then Abimelech commanded all his people, “Whoever touches this man [Isaac] or his wife [Rebekah] shall without exception be put to death.” 12Then Isaac planted [seed] in that land [as a farmer] and reaped in the same year a hundred times [as much as he had planted], and the Lord blessed and favored him. And the man [Isaac] became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and extremely distinguished; 14he owned flocks and herds and a great household [with a number of servants], and the Philistines envied him. 15Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with dirt.

Genesis 26:13 word by word

וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הָלוֹךְ֙ וְגָדֵ֔ל עַ֥ד כִּֽי־גָדַ֖ל מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• waxed greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• forwardהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and grewגָּדֵלgâdêl · growingH1432
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966

Cross-references for Genesis 26:13

• Genesis 24:35The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great (wealthy, powerful); He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.
• Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.

Commentaries on Genesis 26:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The man waxed great - There is a strange and observable recurrence of the same term in the original: מאד גדל כי עד וגדל הלוך וילך האיש ויגדל vaiyigdal haish vaiyelech haloch vegadel ad ki gadal meod, And the man was Great; and he went, going on, and was Great, until that he was exceeding Great. How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-35Verses 1-35 - The Events of Isaac‘s Life 5. משׁמרת mı̂shmeret “charge, ordinance.” מציה mı̂tsvâh “command,” special order. חק choq “decree, statute,” engraven on stone or metal. תירה tôrâh “law,” doctrine, system of moral truth. 10. עשׂק ‛êśeq Eseq, “strife.” 21. שׂטנה śı̂ṭnâh Sitnah, “opposition.” 22. רחבית rechobôt Rechoboth, “room.” 26. אחזת 'ǎchuzat Achuzzath, “possession.” 33. שׁבעה shı̂b‛âh Shib‘ah, “seven; oath.” 34. יהוּדית yehûdı̂yt…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 God blessed Isaac. Be it observed, for the encouragement of poor tenants who occupy other people's lands, and are honest and industrious, that God blessed him with a great increase. The Philistines envied Isaac. It is an instance of the vanity of the world; for the more men have of it, the more they are envied, and exposed to censure and injury. Also of the corruption of nature; for that is an ill principle indeed, which makes men grieve at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Isaac lived in the land as a temporary resident. God blessed him, so his crops grew well and he became very rich.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. And there was a famine in the land ... And Isaac went unto ... Gerar--The pressure of famine in Canaan forced Isaac with his family and flocks to migrate into the land of the Philistines, where he was exposed to personal danger, as his father had been on account of his wife's beauty; but through the seasonable interposition of Providence, he was preserved (Psa 105:14, 15).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 26:13

• Blessing
• Isaac

In the dictionaries

• Abimelech
• Besides
• Famine
• Grief
• Kindred
• Mind
• Rebekah
• Seeing
• Touch
• Forward; Forwardness

Commentaries on Genesis 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings