Genesis 26:14

14 He had flocks, cattle and a large household; and the P'lishtim envied him.

Genesis 26:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds
Many flocks of sheep, and herds of cattle, of oxen, asses and camels, in which the riches of men in those times and countries chiefly lay: and great store of servants;
to look after his flocks and herds, and fields; or "much husbandry" ^F6; Jarchi interprets it much tillage; as, much land, many farms, fields, and vineyards, and the like; to cultivate which required many servants: and the Philistines envied him;
for his prosperity and success, that his land should bring forth so plentifully, and that he should have such an increase of flocks, and herds, and servants, which made him so very significant great, and honourable.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (hbr hdbe) "cultura multa", Drusius; "proventus multus", Pagninus; "servitium multum", Schmidt; (gewrgia polla) , Sept.

Genesis 26:14 In-Context

12 Yitz'chak planted crops in that land and reaped that year a hundred times as much as he had sowed. ADONAI had blessed him.

13 The man became rich and prospered more and more, until he had become very wealthy indeed.

14 He had flocks, cattle and a large household; and the P'lishtim envied him.

15 Now the P'lishtim had stopped up and filled with dirt all the wells his father's servants had dug during the lifetime of Avraham his father.

16 Avimelekh said to Yitz'chak, "You must go away from us, because you have become much more powerful than we are."