Genesis 26 · Verse 13

Genesis 26:13

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
Genesis 26:13, King James Version

Genesis 26:13 in other translations

BSBand he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
WEBThe man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
ASVAnd the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:
YLTand the man is great, and goeth on, going on and becoming great, till that he hath been very great,
DARBYAnd the man became great, and he became continually greater, until he was very great.
BBEAnd his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;
WebsterAnd the man became great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

What does Genesis 26:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The man waxed great - There is a strange and observable recurrence of the same term in the original: ויגדל האיש וילך הלוך וגדל עד כי גדל מאד 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!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 26:12-17

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…

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Genesis 26:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.Daland he became greatH1431
הָאִ֑ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
הָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhcontinuously <to go>H1980
וְגָדֵ֔לve.ga.Deland becoming greatH1432
עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
גָדַ֖לga.Dalhe became greatH1431
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 26:13

  • Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • Psalms 112:3

    Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

  • Genesis 24:35

    And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the man waxed great.Dr. Adam Clarke remarks, that there is a strange and observable occurrence of the same term in the original, which is literally, "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!
waxed great.
24:35; Ps 112:3
went forward. Heb. went going.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 26:12

    Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

  • Genesis 26:13

    And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

  • Genesis 26:14

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

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Genesis 26:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el varón se engrandeció, y fué adelantando y engrandeciéndose, hasta hacerse muy poderoso:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’homme grandissait, et il allait grandissant de plus en plus, jusqu’à ce qu’il devint fort grand;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Mann ward groß und wurde fort und fort größer, bis er sehr groß war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et locupletatus est homo, et ibat proficiens atque succrescens, donec magnus vehementer effectus est: