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Hebrews 6:14

Covenant and promises

12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

13 When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”

15 And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
KJV
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
WEB
saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
ASV
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
DARBY
saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
BLB
saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
ÅB
Sannelig, jeg vil rikelig velsigne deg og storlig mangfoldiggjøre deg;
OTB
og sa: "Sannelig, jeg vil velsigne deg og mangfoldiggjøre deg stort."
B1930
Sannelig, jeg vil rikelig velsigne dig og storlig mangfoldiggjøre dig;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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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  • Deuteronomy 1:10

    The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

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  • Nehemiah 9:23

    You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.

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  • Exodus 32:13

    Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”

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  • Genesis 17:2

    I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”

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  • Genesis 48:4

    and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

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