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Chapter 12

Genesis 12:16

RBT Translation:
and to Raised-Father he has done well in account of her, and he is becoming to-himself483 a sheep and a ploughing-one,484 and fermenting-one,485 and men-slaves, and slavewomen, and everflowing-ones, and camels.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And he will do good to Abram on account of her; and there shall be to him sheep and oxen and he-asses, and servants and maids, and she-asses and camels.
LITV Translation:
And he did good to Abram because of her. And he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and male slaves, and slave-girls, and she-asses, and camels.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and mules, and camels.

Footnotes

483

Hebrew וַֽיְהִי־ל֤וֹ. He is his own possessions. “Abide in me, as I also abide in you.” John 15:4.

484

To Plough – The Ox

Strong’s #1241, baqar. Ploughing-one (Ox). Singular noun from root baqar (#1239) to plough, seek, inquire. Occurs in the plural beqarim in Amos 6:12 and 2 Chron. 4:3.

“For thus the master Yahweh has said, ‘Behold myself. And I have tread אֶת-my sheep, and I have ploughed [baqar] them.” Eze. 34:11 literal

485

Strong’s #2543, chamor, fermenting-one. The male donkey is called a chamor while the female donkey is called athon #860, ever-flowing. The root is #2560 chamar, to ferment and is used of wine, “the wine is foaming/fermenting [chamar]” Psa. 75:8. Often given the signification of reddish since the wine is red.