Commentary for Genesis 24:35
וַיהוָ֞ה בֵּרַ֧ךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל וַיִּתֶּן־ל֞וֹ צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וַעֲבָדִם֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וּגְמַלִּ֖ים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and He hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
Rashbam on Genesis
ברך את אדוני, this is why the Torah wrote at the beginning of the chapter that “The Lord had blessed Avraham in everything.”
ויגדל, all leading political figures in the country were anxious to become related to him through marriage.
ויגדל, all leading political figures in the country were anxious to become related to him through marriage.
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Sforno on Genesis
ברך את אדוני, there is no question that many notable families in our own land would want their daughters to become the wife my master’s son.
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Radak on Genesis
וה' ברך את אדוני, to such an extent that I, his slave, am received with such honour.
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