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Genesis 32:12

But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

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ASV

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

KJV

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
אָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.tayou have saidH559 →
הֵיטֵ֥בhei.Tevcertainly <to do good>H3190 →
אֵיטִ֖יב'ei.TivI will do goodH3190 →
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973 →
וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.Tiand I will makeH7760 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
זַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.Khaoffspring yourH2233 →
כְּח֣וֹלke.Chollike [the] sand ofH2344 →
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe seaH3220 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.Ferit will be countedH5608 →
מֵרֹֽב׃me.Rofrom multitudeH7230 →

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Hebrews 11:12And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’Genesis 28:13–15And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.1 Chronicles 17:23And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,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.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.Numbers 10:29Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”Hebrews 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.Isaiah 43:26Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.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.Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.2 Timothy 2:13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.Genesis 46:3–4“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.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.’2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.Isaiah 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

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Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jacob Wrestles with the Angel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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