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Exodus 1:7

but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

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ASV

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

KJV

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
פָּר֧וּpa.Ruthey were fruitfulH6509 →
וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvai.yish.re.Tzuand they swarmedH8317 →
וַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.Buand they multipliedH7235 →
וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.Muand they became mightyH6105 →
בִּמְאֹ֣דbim.'Odwith muchnessH3966 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdmuchnessH3966 →
וַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'and it was filledH4390 →
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
אֹתָֽם׃ פ'o.Tamwith themH854 →

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Psalms 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”Genesis 35:11And 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.Genesis 47:27Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.Genesis 9:1And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.Genesis 26:22He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”Ezekiel 16:7I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.Genesis 48:4and 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.’Genesis 28:3–4May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.Nehemiah 9:23You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.Deuteronomy 10:22Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.Genesis 22:17I 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.Genesis 28:14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.Genesis 17:4–6“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

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