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Genesis 35:11

Covenant and promises

9 After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

10 And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

13 Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
KJV
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
WEB
God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.
ASV
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
DARBY
And God said to him, I am the Almighty God: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee; and kings shall come out of thy loins.
BLB
And God said to him, “I [am] El-Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and an assembly of nations shall be from you, and kings will come from your loins.
ÅB
Og Gud sa til ham: Jeg er Gud den allmektige; vær fruktbar og bli tallrik! Et folk, ja en mengde med folkeslag skal stamme fra deg, og konger skal utgå av dine lender.
OTB
Gud sa også til ham: «Jeg er Gud den Allmektige; vær fruktbar og bli mange. Et folk og mange folkeslag skal komme fra deg, og konger skal utgå fra deg.»
B1930
Og Gud sa til ham: Jeg er Gud den allmektige; vær fruktbar og bli tallrik! Et folk, ja en mengde med folkeslag skal stamme fra dig, og konger skal utgå av dine lender.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 17:1

    When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

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  • Genesis 9:1

    And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

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  • Genesis 22:17

    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.

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  • Genesis 17:5–7

    No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

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  • Exodus 6:3

    I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:18

    And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

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  • Genesis 28:3–4

    May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

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  • Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

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