Genesis 13:2
New International Version
Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

New Living Translation
(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

English Standard Version
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Berean Standard Bible
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

King James Bible
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

New King James Version
Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

New American Standard Bible
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

NASB 1995
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.

NASB 1977
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.

Amplified Bible
Now Abram was extremely rich in livestock and in silver and in gold.

Christian Standard Bible
Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

American Standard Version
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Abram was very rich in cattle and in silver and in gold.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Abram was very rich in cattle, and silver, and gold.

Contemporary English Version
Abram was very rich. He owned many cattle, sheep, and goats, and had a lot of silver and gold.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he was very rich in possession of gold and silver.

English Revised Version
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abram was very rich because he had livestock, silver, and gold.

Good News Translation
Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold.

International Standard Version
Now Abram had become quite wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Literal Standard Version
and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Majority Standard Bible
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

New American Bible
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

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

New Revised Standard Version
Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

New Heart English Bible
Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

World English Bible
Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Young's Literal Translation
and Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

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Context
Abram and Lot Part Ways
1So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him. 2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold. 3From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,…

Cross References
Genesis 12:16
He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.

Genesis 13:6
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.

Genesis 24:1
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

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 30:43
Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.


Treasury of Scripture

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 24:35
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.

Genesis 26:12,13
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him…

Deuteronomy 8:18
But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

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Genesis 13
1. Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.
6. Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.
8. Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,
10. and Lot goes toward Sodom.
14. God renews his promise to Abram.
18. He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.














Verse 2. - And Abram was very rich. Literally, weighty; used in the sense of abundance (Exodus 12:38; 1 Kings 10:2; 2 Kings 6:14). In cattle. Mikneh, from kana, to acquire by purchase, may apply to slaves as well as cattle (cf. Genesis 17:12, 13, 23). In silver and gold. Mentioned for the first time in Scripture; implying an acquaintance among the Egyptians with the operations of mining and the processes of refining the precious metals. Cf. the instructions of Amenemhat I., which speak of that monarch, belonging to the twelfth dynasty, as having built for himself a palace adorned with gold (vide 'Records of the Past,' vol. 2. p. 14).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Abram
וְאַבְרָ֖ם (wə·’aḇ·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

had become extremely
מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

wealthy
כָּבֵ֣ד (kā·ḇêḏ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

in livestock
בַּמִּקְנֶ֕ה (bam·miq·neh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition

and silver
בַּכֶּ֖סֶף (bak·ke·sep̄)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold.
וּבַזָּהָֽב׃ (ū·ḇaz·zā·hāḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky


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