Genesis 24:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַבְרָהָ֣ם זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וֽ͏ַיהוָ֛ה בֵּרַ֥ךְ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם בַּכֹּֽל׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾaḇrāhām zāqēn bāʾ bayyāmîm wayhwh bēraḵ ʾeṯ-ʾaḇrāhām bakkōl

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*ʾaḇrāhām*: proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham
*zāqēn*: adjective, masculine singular - old/aged
*bāʾ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/gone into
*bayyāmîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the days
*wayhwh*: conjunction + proper noun - and YHWH
*bēraḵ*: Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - blessed
*ʾeṯ-*: direct object marker
*bakkōl*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in everything

Word Meanings

*zāqēn*: old/elderly/aged
*bāʾ* *bayyāmîm*: advanced in days/well stricken in age/full of years
*bakkōl*: in everything/in all things/with all

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 13:2 : 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Gen 18:11 : 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Gen 21:5 : 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
Gen 24:35 : 35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Gen 25:20 : 20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
Gal 3:9 : 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable{(G5624)} unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Gen 49:25 : 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
1 Kgs 1:1 : 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Ps 112:1-3 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, 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 shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Isa 51:2 : 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luke 1:7 : 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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