Gen 26:13 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 13. The man waxed great ] There is a strange and observable recurrence of the same term in the original: vaiyigdal haish vaiyelech haloch vegadel ad ki gadal meod, And the man was GREAT; and he went, going on, and was GREAT, until that he was exceeding GREAT. How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!

‏ Genesis 26:13

Verse 13. The man waxed great] There is a strange and observable recurrence of the same term in the original: vaiyigdal haish vaiyelech haloch vegadel ad ki gadal meod, And the man was GREAT; and he went, going on, and was GREAT, until that he was exceeding GREAT. How simple is this language, and yet how forcible!