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Abramוְאַבְרָםwas veryמְאֹדrichכָּבֵדin livestock,בַּמִּקְנֶהin silver,בַּכֶּסֶףand in gold.וּבַזָּהָב
Genesis 13:2
Study it in the app“Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 13:2, word by word
- Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- was veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- richכָּבֵדkaved
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “kaved” appears- in livestockמִּקְנֶהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- in silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and in goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
1Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him.
2 · This verse (above)
3He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
To study Genesis 13 in a group
1. What it says
How did Abram settle the conflict with Lot, and which place did each one choose (vv. 8-12)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Abram that he let Lot choose the land first (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
How can you yield in a disagreement today in order to protect a relationship?