Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai’s brother. Pharaoh gave Abram sheep, cattle, and donkeys. Abram also got men servants, women servants, and camels.
Genesis 26:14 - Easy To Read Version He had many flocks and herds of animals. He also had many slaves. All the Philistine people were jealous of him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He owned flocks, herds, and a great supply of servants, and the Philistines envied him. American Standard Version (1901) and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him. Common English Bible He had livestock, both flocks and cattle, and many servants. As a result, the Philistines envied him. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines, envying him, |
Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai’s brother. Pharaoh gave Abram sheep, cattle, and donkeys. Abram also got men servants, women servants, and camels.
At this time, Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given Abraham many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. Abraham has much silver and gold and many servants. Abraham has many camels and donkeys.
In this way, Jacob became very rich. He had large flocks, many servants, camels, and donkeys.
Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.
Job owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 bulls, and 500 female donkeys. He had many servants. Job was the richest man in the east.
The Lord blessed Job with even more things than he had in the beginning. Job got 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 2,000 cows, and 1,000 female donkeys.
A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par
Wicked people see this and become angry.\par They will grind their teeth in anger,\par but then they disappear.\par Wicked people will not get\par what they want most.\par
That person’s family will be very rich.\par And his goodness will continue forever.\par
A blessing from the Lord will bring you true wealth. And it won’t bring troubles with it.
Anger is cruel and mean. It causes destruction. But jealousy is much worse.
Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. Why? Because people are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [21]}