Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

He owned so many sheep, cattle, and servants that the Philistines eventually became envious of him.

New American Standard Bible

for he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.

A Conservative Version

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.

American Standard Version

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.

Amplified

he owned flocks and herds and a great household [with a number of servants], and the Philistines envied him.

Bible in Basic English

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

Darby Translation

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

Julia Smith Translation

And there will be to him possession of flocks, and possession of oxen, and service of many; and the Philistines will envy him.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he possessed sheep and cattle and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

Modern King James verseion

And he had possession of flocks and possession of herds, and many servants. And the Philistines envied him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that he had possession of sheep, of oxen, and a mighty household; so that the Philistines had envy at him,

NET Bible

He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

New Heart English Bible

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

The Emphasized Bible

So he came to have possessions of flocks gild possessions of herds, and a large body of servants, - and the Philistines envied him.

Webster

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: And the Philistines envied him.

World English Bible

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מקנה 
Miqneh 
Usage: 76

of flocks
צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

מקנה 
Miqneh 
Usage: 76

of herds
בּקר 
Baqar 
Usage: 183

and great store
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

עבדּה 
`abuddah 
Usage: 2

and the Philistines
פּלשׁתּי 
P@lishtiy 
Usage: 288

קנא 
Qana' 
Usage: 34

References

Context Readings

Conflicts Over Wells

13 He became very wealthy and lived a life of wealth, becoming more and more wealthy. 14 He owned so many sheep, cattle, and servants that the Philistines eventually became envious of him. 15 They filled in with sand all of the wells that Isaac's father Abraham's servants had dug during his lifetime.



Cross References

Genesis 37:11

As a result, his brothers became more envious of him. But his father kept thinking about all of this.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I examined all sorts of work, including all kinds of excellent achievements that create envy in others. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.

Genesis 12:16

He treated Abram well because of her, so Abram acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

Genesis 13:2

Now Abram had become quite wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.

1 Samuel 18:9

From then on Saul kept his eye on David.

Job 1:3

His livestock included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. Indeed, the man's stature greatly exceeded that of many people who lived in the East.

Job 5:2

For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.

Job 42:12

The LORD blessed Job during the latter part of his life more than the former, since he owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 112:3

Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Psalm 112:10

The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.

Psalm 144:13-14

May our granaries be filled, storing produce in abundance; may our sheep bring forth thousands, even tens of thousands in our fields.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the LORD establishes wealth, and difficulty does not accompany it.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy?

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