Genesis 13:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 24:35 : 35 And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
Ps 112:1-3 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever.
Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 Tim 4:8 : 8 for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Prov 3:9-9 : 9 Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
Gen 26:12-13 : 12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:
Deut 8:18 : 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah 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 at this day.
1 Sam 2:7 : 7 Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
Job 1:3 : 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
Job 1:10 : 10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Job 22:21-25 : 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents. 24 And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks; 25 And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 13:5-9
5 verses
79%
5And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.
8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.
9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou take] the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Gen 13:1
78%
1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.
Gen 13:3
74%
3And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai,
Gen 12:16
72%
16And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
Deut 8:13
72%
13and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
2 Sam 12:2
72%
2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
Gen 12:4-6
3 verses
72%
4So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Gen 13:17-18
2 verses
71%
17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.
18And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
Gen 24:35
71%
35And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
Gen 26:12-14
3 verses
71%
12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him.
13And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:
14and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.
Gen 12:14
71%
14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Job 1:3
71%
3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
Gen 12:10
70%
10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
Gen 15:1-2
2 verses
70%
1After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
2And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
Gen 13:14
70%
14And Jehovah said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward:
Gen 24:1
70%
1And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
Gen 24:53
70%
53And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Gen 12:1-2
2 verses
69%
1Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that I will show thee:
2and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing:
Gen 14:23
69%
23that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Gen 36:7
69%
7For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.
Gen 30:43
69%
43And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
Gen 14:19
69%
19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
Gen 17:2
69%
2And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
Gen 13:12
68%
12Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
Gen 14:12
68%
12And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.