Genesis 16:10 KJV — MannaFest

Genesis 16:10

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

KJV

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ASV

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

WEB

Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

YLT

and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;'

DBT

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:13
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 15:5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Psalms 83:6–7
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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This was in pursuance of the promise made to Abram: I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, ch. xiii. Note, Many that are children of godly parents have, for their sakes, a very large share of outward common blessings, though, like Ishmael, they are not taken into covenant: many are multiplied that are not sanctified.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

I will multiply thy seed exceedingly - Hebrew. multiplying I will multiply it, that is, multiply it in every age, so as to perpetuate it. 'Tis supposed that the Turks at this day descended from Ishmael, and they are a great people.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

GEN 16:10GEN 17:20 GEN 21:18
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 16:10GEN 21:13 GEN 25:12-18
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
GEN 16:10GEN 21:13 GEN 17:20
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 16:10GEN 21:18 GEN 21:13
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GEN 16:10GEN 17:20 GEN 16:10-12
GEN 16:10GEN 21:18 1CH 1:29-31

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