Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of tzon, and possession of cattle, and many avadim; and the Pelishtim envied him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13And the man became very prosperous, and went forward, and grew until he became gadol me'od:

15For all the wells which avdei aviv had dug in the days of Avraham aviv, the Pelishtim had stopped them up, and filled them with dirt.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:2And Avram was very rich in cattle, in kesef, and in zahav.

1 Samuel 18:9And there was jealous suspicion in the way Sha'ul eyed Dovid from that day forward.

Job 5:2For ka'as (anger) killeth the foolish man, 1 and kinah (envy) slayeth the simple one. 1

Psalms 112:3Wealth and osher (riches) shall be in his bais; 1 and his tzedakah endureth forever. 1

Psalms 144:13That our barns may be full, 1 affording all manner of provision; 1 that our tzon may bring forth thousands 1 and ten thousands in our meadows; 1

Proverbs 27:4Chemah (anger) is cruel, and fury is a torrent, 1 but who is able to stand before kinah (jealousy, envy)? 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:13-26

Isaac's Removal to Beersheba. ( b. c. 1804.) 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 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. 16 And… Read the whole commentary →

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