Genesis 12:16
in Genesis 12He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Genesis 12
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd he entreated Abram well for her sake,.... Pharaoh was very complaisant to him, showed him great respect, and bestowed many favours on him on account of Sarai, whom he took to be his sister, and which were done, that he would consent that she might be his wife: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels; which were, some at least, if not all, the gifts of Pharaoh to him, or otherwise there seems to be no reason why they should be made mention of here.
This site's exposition
the woman was very beautiful
on Genesis 12:14-16
Pharaoh's officials commend Sarai, and she is taken into the palace. Abram is paid for her in sheep and cattle, donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. The woman who is to bear the promised son is inside another man's house, and the man who carries the promise grows rich on it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
(Vs. 15 and 16) And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was brought into Pharaoh's house. And Abram benefitted because of her, and he had sheep, and cattle, and donkeys, and male and female servants, and mules and camels.
The intelligent strategy of the patriarch did not fail. They did not seek to do him harm. Moreover, a way out of it presented itself so that the marriage of the holy man would not be violated, because the Egyptians did not fling themselves on …
The Medieval Church1 voice
And when he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: "I know that you are a beautiful woman, and that when the Egyptians see you, they will say that you are his wife, and they will kill me and keep you …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Note, Partners in sin are justly made partners in the punishment. Those that serve others' lusts must expect to share in their plagues. We are not told particularly what these plagues were; but doubtless there was something in the plagues themselves, or some explication added to them, sufficient to convince them that it was for Sarai's sake that they were thus plagued.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He had sheep, and oxen, etc. - As some of these terms are liable to be confounded, and as they frequently occur, especially in the Pentateuch, it may be necessary to consider and fix their meaning in this place. Sheep; צאן tson, from tsaan, to be plentiful or abundant; a proper term for the eastern sheep, which almost constantly bring forth twins, Son 4:2, and sometimes three and even four at a birth. Hence their great fruitfulness is often alluded to in the Scripture.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם | ulavram | and to Abram | H87 → | 61 times |
| הֵיטִ֖יב | heitiv | he did good | H3190 → | 117 times |
| בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ | baavurah | for sake of her | H5668 → | 49 times |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vayhi- | and it be[longed] | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֤וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| צֹאן־ | tzon- | sheep | H6629 → | 274 times |
| וּבָקָר֙ | uvakar | and cattle | H1241 → | 183 times |
| וַחֲמֹרִ֔ים | vachamorim | and [male] donkeys | H2543 → | 96 times |
| וַעֲבָדִים֙ | vaavadim | and [male] servants | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת | ushefachot | and female servants | H8198 → | 63 times |
| וַאֲתֹנֹ֖ת | vaatonot | and female donkeys | H860 → | 34 times |
| וּגְמַלִּֽים׃ | ugemalim | and camels | H1581 → | 54 times |
וּלְאַבְרָ֥םand to Abram
ulavramH87 →61 times
הֵיטִ֖יבhe did good
heitivH3190 →117 times
בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּfor sake of her
baavurahH5668 →49 times
וַֽיְהִי־and it be[longed]
vayhi-H1961 →3559 times
ל֤וֹto <the> him
lo
צֹאן־sheep
tzon-H6629 →274 times
וּבָקָר֙and cattle
uvakarH1241 →183 times
וַחֲמֹרִ֔יםand [male] donkeys
vachamorimH2543 →96 times
וַעֲבָדִים֙and [male] servants
vaavadimH5650 →799 times
וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תand female servants
ushefachotH8198 →63 times
וַאֲתֹנֹ֖תand female donkeys
vaatonotH860 →34 times
וּגְמַלִּֽים׃and camels
ugemalimH1581 →54 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Job 42:12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
it leads to
- Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
Reached by 4 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 24:35
“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 8:7
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
- Psalms 144:13–15
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
- Proverbs 10:22
Through
Genesis 24:35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
it leads to
- Genesis 13:2
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
- Genesis 24:1
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
- Psalms 107:38
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Genesis 13:2
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); Didymus the Blind, ON GENESIS 228; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.