Genesis 26 · Verse 14

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Genesis 26:14, King James Version

Genesis 26:14 in other translations

BSBHe owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
WEBHe had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
ASVand he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.
YLTand he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,
DARBYAnd he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.
BBEFor he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.
WebsterFor he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: And the Philistines envied him.

What does Genesis 26:14 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 He 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.

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 26:14 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.

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it be[longed]H1961
ל֤וֹloto <the> him
מִקְנֵה\־mik.neh-livestock ofH4735
צֹאן֙tzoNflockH6629
וּמִקְנֵ֣הu.mik.Nehand livestock ofH4735
בָקָ֔רva.KarherdH1241
וַעֲבֻדָּ֖הva.'a.vu.Dahand serviceH5657
רַבָּ֑הra.BahmuchH7227
וַיְקַנְא֥וּvay.kan.'Uand they enviedH7065
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים\׃pe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430

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

Cross references for Genesis 26:14

  • Genesis 37:11

    And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

  • Job 1:3

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • Job 5:2

    For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  • Proverbs 27:4

    Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

  • Proverbs 10:22

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

  • Psalms 144:13-14

    That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

  • Psalms 112:3

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

  • Genesis 12:16

    And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

  • 1 Samuel 18:9

    And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

  • Job 42:12

    So 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 she asses.

  • Genesis 13:2

    And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:4

    Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
had possession.
12:16; 13:2; Job 1:3; 42:12; Ps 112:3; 144:13,14; Pr 10:22
servants. or, husbandry. envied.
37:11; 1Sa 18:9; Job 5:2; Ps 112:10; Pr 27:4; Ec 4:4

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Context

  • 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.

  • Genesis 26:15

    For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

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Genesis 26:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tuvo hato de ovejas, y hato de vacas, y grande apero; y los Filisteos le tuvieron envidia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il eut des troupeaux de menu bétail, et des troupeaux de gros bétail, et beaucoup de serviteurs; et les Philistins lui portèrent envie;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er hatte Herden von Kleinvieh und Herden von Rindern und ein großes Gesinde; und die Philister beneideten ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		habuit quoque possessiones ovium et armentorum, et familiæ plurimum. Ob hoc invidentes ei Palæstini,