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Genesis 13:2

New English Translation

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

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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.

But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed him in everything.

“The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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

In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.

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.

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

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

You must remember the Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.

For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.




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