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Hebrews 6:14

Covenant and promises

12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

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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

    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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  • Deuteronomy 1:10

    The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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  • Nehemiah 9:23

    Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

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  • Exodus 32:13

    Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

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  • Genesis 17:2

    And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

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  • Genesis 48:4

    And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

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