Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

International Standard Version

He owned so many sheep, cattle, and servants that the Philistines eventually became 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,

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 The man became wealthy. His influence continued to grow until he became very prominent. 14 He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him. 15 So the Philistines took dirt and filled up all the wells that his father's servants had dug back in the days of his father Abraham.



Cross References

Genesis 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless -- like chasing the wind.

Genesis 12:16

and he did treat Abram well on account of her. Abram received sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

Genesis 13:2

(Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)

1 Samuel 18:9

So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.

Job 1:3

His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.

Job 5:2

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

Job 42:12

So the Lord blessed the second part of Job's life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 112:3

His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

Psalm 112:10

When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 144:13-14

Our storehouses will be full, providing all kinds of food. Our sheep will multiply by the thousands and fill our pastures.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

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