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

11So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.” 12When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him. The man became wealthy. His influence continued to grow until he became very prominent. 14He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him. 15So the Philistines took dirt and filled up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.

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 24:35“The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
• Psalms 112:3His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

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