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Genesis 24:1

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

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וְאַבְרָהָ֣םveavrahamand Abrahamאַבְרָהָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.זָקֵ֔ןzaqenbe oldזָקֵןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be old”, a completed actionH2204to be oldaged man, be (wax) old (man).בָּ֖אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בַּיָּמִ֑יםbayamimin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…וַֽיהוָ֛הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בֵּרַ֥ךְberakhblessבָרַךְverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bless”, a completed actionH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַבְרָהָ֖םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.בַּכֹּֽלbakolin allכֹּלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham [is] old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all [things];

World English Bible

Abraham was old, and well advanced in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.

Darby Translation

And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

Douay-Rheims

Now Abraham was old; and advanced in age: and the Lord had blessed him in all things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἁβραὰμ ἦν πρεσβύτερος προβεβηκὼς ἡμερῶν· καὶ Κύριος ηὐλόγησε τὸν Ἁβραὰμ κατὰ πάντα.