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35 “And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.

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35 The Lord has blessed(A) my master abundantly,(B) and he has become wealthy.(C) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(D)

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A Wife for Isaac

24 Abraham was now a very old man, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.

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Isaac and Rebekah

24 Abraham was now very old,(A) and the Lord had blessed(B) him in every way.(C)

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

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Abram had become very wealthy(A) in livestock(B) and in silver and gold.

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22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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38 How he blesses them!
    They raise large families there,
    and their herds of livestock increase.

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38 he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased,(A)
    and he did not let their herds diminish.(B)

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33 Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:33 Some manuscripts do not include of God.

33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)

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35 You have given me your shield of victory.
    Your right hand supports me;
    your help[a] has made me great.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:35 Hebrew your humility; compare 2 Sam 22:36.

35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(A) me;
    your help has made me great.

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Conflict over Water Rights

12 When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. 13 He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. 14 He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

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12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold,(A) because the Lord blessed him.(B) 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.(C) 14 He had so many flocks and herds and servants(D) that the Philistines envied him.(E)

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16 Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

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16 He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.(A)

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I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.

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“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”

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For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,(A) holding promise for both the present life(B) and the life to come.(C)

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10 When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! 11 Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the Lord had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money[a] and a gold ring.

12 So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. 42:11 Hebrew a kesitah; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.

10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes(A) and gave him twice as much as he had before.(B) 11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before(C) came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him,(D) and each one gave him a piece of silver[a] and a gold ring.

12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.

25 May the God of your father help you;
    may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
    and blessings of the watery depths below,
    and blessings of the breasts and womb.

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25 because of your father’s God,(A) who helps(B) you,
    because of the Almighty,[a](C) who blesses you
with blessings of the skies above,
    blessings of the deep springs below,(D)
    blessings of the breast(E) and womb.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:25 Hebrew Shaddai