Genesis 26:14

Genesis 26:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
• New International Version (NIV)He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

Context of Genesis 26:14

12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, 13and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy. He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him. 15So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. 16Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.”

Genesis 26:14 word by word

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

• He owned so manyהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• flocksמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• andרַבrab · manyH7227
• servantsעֲבֻדָּה‛ăbûddâh · serviceH5657
• that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• envied himקָנָאqânâ' · be jealousH7065
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853

Cross-references for Genesis 26:14

• Genesis 12:16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
• Genesis 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
• 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.
• 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.
• Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
• Psalms 144:13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
• Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
• Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
• 1 Samuel 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
• 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.
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
• 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.

Commentaries on Genesis 26:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He had possession of flocks - He who blessed him in the increase of his fields blessed him also in the increase of his flocks; and as he had extensive possessions, so he must have many hands to manage such concerns: therefore it is added, he had great store of servants - he had many domestics, some born in his house, and others purchased by his money.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. 14-16The Philistines were jealous of Isaac's success and filled his wells with dirt. The king then told Isaac to leave the area because he was too powerful for them (compare 21:22–23).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 26:14

• Blessing
• Envy
• Isaac

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Abimelech
• Besides
• Cattle
• Famine
• Gedor
• Grief
• Husbandman
• Kindred
• Mind

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