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He dealt wellהֵיטִיבwith Abramוּלְאַבְרָםbecause of her,בַּעֲבוּרָהּandוַhe hadיְהִי לוֹsheep,צֹאןcattle,וּבָקָרmale donkeys,וַחֲמֹרִיםmale slaves,וַעֲבָדִיםfemale slaves,וּשְׁפָחֹתfemale donkeys,וַאֲתֹנֹתand camels.וּגְמַלִּים
Genesis 12:16
Study it in the app“He dealt well with Abram because of her, and he had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male slaves, female slaves, female donkeys, and camels.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 12:16, word by word
- He dealt wellהֵיטִיבhetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “hetiv” appears- with Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- he hadיְהִיyehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appears- sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- male donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamorim” appears- male slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim
slave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “avadim” appears- female slavesשְׁפָחֹתshefachot
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shefachot” appears- female donkeysאֲתֹנֹתatonot
female donkey
Female donkey.
Where else “atonot” appears- and camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appears
The context
15Pharaoh’s princes saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, and the woman was taken into the house of Pharaoh.
16 · This verse (above)
17But YHWH struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.
To study Genesis 12 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH command and promise Abram, and what did he do (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that in Abram all the families of the earth will be blessed (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What step of trust can you take today, even without seeing the whole road, as Abram did?