Genesis Chapter 28 verse 3 Holy Bible
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.
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And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
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And the Almighty ùGod bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples.
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And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
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And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
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May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
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and God Almighty doth bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and thou hast become an assembly of peoples;
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Genesis 28 : 3 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - And God Almighty - El Shaddai (vide Genesis 17:1) - bless thee, - the Abrahamic benediction in its fullest form was given by El Shaddai (vide Genesis 17:1-8) - and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be - literally, and thou shalt become (or grow to) - a multitude - an assembly, or congregation, or crowd called together, from a root signifying to call together (Gesenius), or to sweep up together (Furst); corresponding to ἐκκλησία ιν Greek - of people.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) God Almighty.--Heb., El Shaddai. As it was Isaac's purpose in this blessing to confirm Jacob in the possession of the promises made to Abraham, he is careful to use the same title as that borne by God in the covenant whereby the land of Canaan was given to his seed, and of which the sacrament of circumcision was the seal. (See Genesis 17:1.)A multitude of people.--Heb., a congregation of peoples. This is not the word used in Genesis 17:4, but one that signifies an assembly, especially one summoned for religious purposes. Like the Greek word for church, ecclesia, it comes from a root signifying" to convoke." It subsequently became the regular phrase for "the congregation of Israel" (Leviticus 16:17), and implies even here that the nations descended from Jacob would have a religious significance.
