Genesis 26:14–16
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of heards, and great store of ‖seruants, and the Philistims enuied him.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, husbandry.
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.
For all the wels which his fathers seruants had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father, the Philistims had stopped them, & filled them with earth.
And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
And Abimelech said vnto Isaac, Goe from vs: for thou art much mightier then we.
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- Genesis 37:11Rank 1 from verse 14
- 1 Samuel 18:9Rank 2 from verse 14
- Ecclesiastes 4:4Rank 3 from verse 14
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.
4¶ ††Againe I considered all trauaile, and euery right worke, that for this a man is enuied of his neighbour: this is also vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
- Genesis 12:16Rank 4 from verse 14
- Genesis 13:2Rank 5 from verse 14
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.
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- Psalms 112:3Rank 11 from verse 14
- Psalms 144:13–14Rank 12 from verse 14
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.
- Psalms 112:10Rank 13 from verse 14
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- Genesis 21:30Rank 1 from verse 15
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- Exodus 1:9Rank 1 from verse 16
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Genesis 26:14
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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COMBINED MEANING
possession
The state of having or holding; something owned, occupied, or controlled.
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Groups of cattle or other animals kept or feeding together.
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1. An abundance, supply, stock, or reserve. 2. In ‘store city,’ a city where supplies or goods are kept.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of envy, meaning to feel such jealousy.
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Genesis 26:15
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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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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Dug; opened, excavated, or turned up the earth.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.
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Closed, blocked, obstructed, restrained, intercepted, or silenced so that flow, passage, action, or reply could not continue.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Genesis 26:16
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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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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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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More mighty, powerful, strong, or able.
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13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
13And the man waxed great, and †went forward, and grew vntill he became very great.
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of heards, and great store of ‖seruants, and the Philistims enuied him.
Selected passage15For 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.
15For all the wels which his fathers seruants had digged in the dayes of Abraham his father, the Philistims had stopped them, & filled them with earth.
Selected passage16And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
16And Abimelech said vnto Isaac, Goe from vs: for thou art much mightier then we.
Selected passage17¶ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
17¶ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.