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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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ASV

And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.

KJV

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.Tiand I will blessH1288 →
אֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853 →
וְגַ֨םve.Gamand alsoH1571 →
נָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiI will giveH5414 →
מִמֶּ֛נָּהmi.Me.nahfrom herH4480 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato <the> you
בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121 →
וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haand I will bless herH1288 →
וְהָֽיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tahand she will becomeH1961 →
לְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.Yim<into> nationsH1471 →
מַלְכֵ֥יmal.Kheikings ofH4428 →
עַמִּ֖ים'a.MimpeoplesH5971 →
מִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahfrom herH4480 →
יִהְיֽוּ׃yih.Yuthey will beH1961 →

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Genesis 21:1Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.Romans 4:17As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.Psalms 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.Romans 4:13For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”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 15:4Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”Judges 13:3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.Genesis 36:31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:Genesis 18:10Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.Galatians 4:26–31But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.Genesis 18:10–14Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.1 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”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 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.

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