KJV King James Version
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
WEB World English Bible
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
ASV American Standard Version
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;
Surrounding context — Genesis 22
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforבָרֵ֣ךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗H1288 · ba.rakhto blessוְהַרְבָּ֨הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyאַרְבֶּ֤הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]זַרְעֲךָ֙H2233 · ze.raseedכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יH3556 · ko.khavstarהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064 · sha.ma.yimheavenוְכַח֕וֹלH2344 · cholsandאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׂפַ֣תH8193 · sa.phahlipsהַיָּ֑םH3220 · yamseaוְיִרַ֣שׁH3423 · ya.rashto possess: possessזַרְעֲךָ֔H2233 · ze.raseedאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]שַׁ֥עַרH8179 · sha.argateאֹיְבָֽיו׃H341 · o.yevenemy
Cross-references
Genesis 15:5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.Genesis 24:60And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.Jeremiah 33:22As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.Genesis 26:4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;Psalm 2:8-9Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.Numbers 24:17-19I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.Psalm 72:8-9He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Deuteronomy 1:10The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye [are] this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.Joshua 1:1-10Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,1 Corinthians 15:57But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.Genesis 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.Genesis 32:12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.Genesis 27:28-29Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:Deuteronomy 28:2-13And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.Luke 1:68-75Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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