Genesis 12:16

12:16 and he did treat Abram well ¹  on account of her. Abram received ²  sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

Genesis 20:14

20:14 So Abimelech gave ³  sheep, cattle, and male and female servants to Abraham. He also gave his wife Sarah back to him.

Genesis 24:35

24:35 “The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. ⁴  The Lord ⁵  has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

¹ sn He did treat Abram well. The construction of the parenthetical disjunctive clause, beginning with the conjunction on the prepositional phrase, draws attention to the irony of the story. Abram wanted Sarai to lie “so that it would go well” with him. Though he lost Sarai to Pharaoh, it did go well for him – he received a lavish bride price. See also G. W. Coats, “Despoiling the Egyptians,” VT 18 (1968): 450-57.

² tn Heb “and there was to him.”

³ tn Heb “took and gave.”

⁵ tn Heb “great.” In this context the statement refers primarily to Abraham’s material wealth, although reputation and influence are not excluded.

⁶ tn Heb “and he.” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.