Hebrews Chapter 11 verse 12 Holy Bible
wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, `so many' as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.
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So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
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Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which [is] by the sea shore.
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Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
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Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
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wherefore, also from one were begotten -- and that of one who had become dead -- as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that `is' by the sea-shore -- the innumerable.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) The stars of the sky.--Better, the stars of the heaven. (See Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17.)And as the sand.--"And as the sand by the seashore, which is innumerable" (Genesis 22:17). With the first words of the verse compare Romans 4:19.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. soδιὸ (dio)ConjunctionStrong's 1352: Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently.fromἀφ’ (aph’)PrepositionStrong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.one man,ἑνὸς (henos)Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. heταῦτα (tauta)Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. as good as dead,νενεκρωμένου (nenekrōmenou)Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3499: Lit. and met: I put to death, make as dead; I render weak, impotent. From nekros; to deaden, i.e. to subdue.came descendantsἐγεννήθησαν (egennēthēsan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.asκαθὼς (kathōs)AdverbStrong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.numerousπλήθει (plēthei)Noun - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 4128: A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.as theτὰ (ta)Article - Nominative Neuter PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.starsἄστρα (astra)Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralStrong's 798: A star. Neuter from aster; properly, a constellation; put for a single star.in theτοῦ (tou)Article - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.skyοὐρανοῦ (ouranou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. as countlessἀναρίθμητος (anarithmētos)Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 382: Uncountable, innumerable, that cannot be numbered. Unnumbered, i.e. Without number.asὡς (hōs)AdverbStrong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.theἡ (hē)Article - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.sandἄμμος (ammos)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 285: Sand, sandy ground. Perhaps from hama; sand.onπαρὰ (para)PrepositionStrong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. theτὸ (to)Article - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.seashore.χεῖλος (cheilos)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 5491: From a form of the same as chasma; a lip; figuratively, a margin.Jump to PreviousBorn Children Countless Dead Death Descendants Fathered Good Grains Innumerable Multitude Nation Numbered Sand Sands Sea Seashore Sea-Shore Seaside Shore Sky Sprang Stars Wherefore