Revised Webster's Bible
Genesis 26:14
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: and the Philistines envied him.1
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
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13And the man became great, and continued, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15For all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Read all of Genesis 26Genesis 26:14 word by word
וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ מִקְנֵה־צֹאן֙ וּמִקְנֵ֣ה בָקָ֔ר וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה רַבָּ֑ה וַיְקַנְא֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 26:14
- Genesis 12:16And he treated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and male donkeys, and male and female servants, and female donkeys, and camels.
- Genesis 13:2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
- Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
- Psalms 144:13That our barns may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- Genesis 37:11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
- 1 Samuel 18:9And Saul kept a jealous eye on David from that day and onward.
- Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
- Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I considered all labour, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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
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- 1. Genesis 26:14 servants: or, husbandry ↩
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
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