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.
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheepe, and oxen, and hee asses, and men seruants, and maid seruants, and shee asses, and camels.
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- Genesis 20:14Rank 1 from verse 16
- Genesis 13:2Rank 2 from verse 16
- Genesis 24:35Rank 3 from verse 16
35And 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.
35And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly, and hee is become great: and hee hath giuen him flocks, and heards, and siluer, and gold, and men seruants, and mayd seruants, and camels, and asses.
- Genesis 26:14Rank 4 from verse 16
- Genesis 32:13–15Rank 5 from verse 16
13¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;
14Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
13¶ And he lodged there that same night, and tooke of that which came to his hand, a present for Esau his brother:
14Two hundred shee goats, and twentie hee goats, two hundred ewes, and twentie rammes,
15Thirtie milch camels with their colts, fortie kine, and ten bulles, twenty shee ashes, and ten foales.
- Genesis 32:5Rank 6 from verse 16
3His 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.
3His ‖substance also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great ‖houshold; so that this man was the greatest of all the †men of the East.
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 she asses.
12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Iob, more then his beginning: for he had fourteene thousand sheepe, and sixe thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand shee asses.
- Psalms 144:13–14Rank 9 from verse 16
13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:
14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
13† That our garners may bee full, affoording all maner of store; that our sheepe may bring forth thousands, and tenne thousands in our streetes.
14† That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streetes.
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Genesis 12:16
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of entreat, meaning to treat or deal with a person in the manner stated.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.
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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.
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menservants
Male servants or attendants; another plural form of manservant.
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maidservants
Female servants or attendants.
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Large, hump-backed beasts used for riding and bearing burdens.
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15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
15The Princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaohs house.
16And 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.
16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheepe, and oxen, and hee asses, and men seruants, and maid seruants, and shee asses, and camels.
Selected passage17And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh & his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abrams wife.