Genesis 24:35
in Genesis 24“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.
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ASV
And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
6 notes on this verseHe was welcome before, but we may suppose him doubly welcome when he said, I am Abraham's servant. Abraham's name, no doubt, was well known among them and respected, and we might suppose them not altogether ignorant of his state, for Abraham knew theirs, ch. xxii.
This site's exposition
I am Abraham’s servant
on Genesis 24:34-36
He opens with his master's name and never gives his own. The chapter calls him the servant or the man from first to last. Origen read the errand as a picture of the church brought to Christ: a servant sent to fetch a bride for the son.
This site's exposition
The LORD has greatly blessed my master
He begins with the wealth before the son, and the list runs from sheep and cattle to camels and donkeys. Adam Clarke read the account as a case put to the family, showing that his master's son was a fitting match in station. Every item was given by the LORD.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
See how the servant narrates everything to them with precision: "I am servant of that man Abraham," he says, "whom you know; so, learn that he enjoyed such blessing from the Lord of all as to arrive at great wealth." Then, to teach them the abundance of his wealth, he said, "Sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, camels and asses" came his way. Take heed, you people of wealth, you who acquire such and such acres of land day in and day out, building baths and walkways and splendid buildings—see in what lay the good man's riches: no property, no buildings, no empty display of luxury, but rather sheep and cattle, camels and asses, servants male and female. The text added in another place that they were all born in the household, so that you could learn how Abraham gained so many servants. "So this master of mine came into such great wealth and enjoyed great favor from on high; when he had reached old age Sarah bore him a son, and, having this only child, he has already made him heir of everything. He has given him everything he owned."
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But when he has the desired success, he worships God, not the angel. Whatever benefit we have by the ministration of angels, all the glory must be given to the Lord of the angels, Rev. xxii.
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The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיהוָ֞ה | vayahweh | and Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בֵּרַ֧ךְ | berakh | he has blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲדֹנִ֛י | ʾadoni | master my | H113 → | 333 times |
| מְאֹ֖ד | meod | exceedingly | H3966 → | 300 times |
| וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל | vaiyigdal | and he has become great | H1431 → | 117 times |
| וַיִּתֶּן־ | vaiyiten- | and he has given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| ל֞וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| צֹ֤אן | tzon | sheep | H6629 → | 274 times |
| וּבָקָר֙ | uvakar | and cattle | H1241 → | 183 times |
| וְכֶ֣סֶף | vekhesef | and silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְזָהָ֔ב | vezahav | and gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וַעֲבָדִם֙ | vaavadim | and [male] servants | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת | ushefachot | and female servants | H8198 → | 63 times |
| וּגְמַלִּ֖ים | ugemalim | and camels | H1581 → | 54 times |
| וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ | vachamorim | and donkeys | H2543 → | 96 times |
וַיהוָ֞הand Yahweh
vayahwehH3068 →6520 times
בֵּרַ֧ךְhe has blessed
berakhH1288 →330 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲדֹנִ֛יmaster my
ʾadoniH113 →333 times
מְאֹ֖דexceedingly
meodH3966 →300 times
וַיִּגְדָּ֑לand he has become great
vaiyigdalH1431 →117 times
וַיִּתֶּן־and he has given
vaiyiten-H5414 →2011 times
ל֞וֹto <the> him
lo
צֹ֤אןsheep
tzonH6629 →274 times
וּבָקָר֙and cattle
uvakarH1241 →183 times
וְכֶ֣סֶףand silver
vekhesefH3701 →403 times
וְזָהָ֔בand gold
vezahavH2091 →389 times
וַעֲבָדִם֙and [male] servants
vaavadimH5650 →799 times
וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תand female servants
ushefachotH8198 →63 times
וּגְמַלִּ֖יםand camels
ugemalimH1581 →54 times
וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃and donkeys
vachamorimH2543 →96 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
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
it leads to
- Luke 12:31
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 84:11–12
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Luke 12:31
Through
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
it leads to
- Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 107:38
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Genesis 26:12
Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- Genesis 12:2
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 48.21; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, Homilies on Genesis.