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Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

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וַֽיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ל֤וֹlvotoל֤וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמִקְנֵהmiqnehcattleמִקְנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cattle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4735something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisitioncattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.צֹאן֙tsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).וּמִקְנֵ֣הumiqnehand cattleמִקְנֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and cattle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4735something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisitioncattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.בָקָ֔רvaqarherdבָּקָרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “herd”, the ordinary formH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.וַעֲבֻדָּ֖הvaavudahand householdעֲבֻדָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and household”, the ordinary formH5657something wrought, i.e. (concretely) servicehousehold, store of servants.רַבָּ֑הrabahaboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וַיְקַנְא֥וּvayqanvand be jealousקָנָאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be jealous”, the next action in the storyH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).פְּלִשְׁתִּֽיםpelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

World English Bible

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

Darby Translation

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.

Douay-Rheims

And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he had cattle of sheep, and cattle of oxen, and many tilled lands, and the Phylistines envied him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτῷ κτήνη προβάτων, καὶ κτήνη βοῶν, καὶ γεώργια πολλά. ἐζήλωσαν δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ Φυλιστιείμ.