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Genesis 32:12

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10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

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BSB
But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
KJV
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
WEB
You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which can’t be counted because there are so many.’”
ASV
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
DARBY
And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
BLB
And You said, ‘I will surely do good with you and I will make your seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be counted for multitude.’”
ÅB
Du har jo selv sagt: Jeg vil alltid gjøre vel mot deg og la dine etterkommere bli som havets sand, som ikke kan telles for mengde.
OTB
Likevel har du lovet: ‘Jeg vil sannelig gjøre deg velstående og gjøre dine etterkommere så tallrike som sanden på havet, som ikke kan telles.’”
B1930
Du har jo selv sagt: Jeg vil alltid gjøre vel mot dig og la din ætt bli som havets sand, som ikke kan telles for mengde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 28:13–15

    And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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  • Hebrews 6:17

    Where in God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

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  • Titus 1:2

    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

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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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  • Genesis 46:3–4

    And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:13

    If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he can not deny himself.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:29

    And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

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