Genesis 26:13 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 26:13

and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.

BSB

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ASV

And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:

KJV

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The man waxed great - There is a strange and observable recurrence of the same term in the original: ויגדל האיש וילך הלוך וגדל עד כי גדל מאד vaiyigdal haish vaiyelech haloch vegadel ad ki gadal meod, And the man was Great; and he went, going on, and was Great, until that he was exceeding Great. How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל	vai.yig.Dal	and he became great	H1431 →
הָאִ֑ישׁ	ha.'Ish	the man	H376 →
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
הָלוֹךְ֙	ha.loKh	continuously <to go>	H1980 →
וְגָדֵ֔ל	ve.ga.Del	and becoming great	H1432 →
עַ֥ד	'ad	until	H5704 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
גָדַ֖ל	ga.Dal	he became great	H1431 →
מְאֹֽד׃	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
leads to
- Psalms 107:38
  He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 26:12
  Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- 1 Samuel 2:7–8
  The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- 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.
- 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.
Through
Psalms 112:3
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
leads to
- Proverbs 15:6
  The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
- Proverbs 3:16
  Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

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Where the connections lead

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