He took him outside and said, ‘Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘Your offspring will be that numerous.’
Deuteronomy 1:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as he promised you. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you as He has promised you! American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you! Common English Bible May the LORD, your ancestors’ God, continue to multiply you—a thousand times more! And may God bless you, just as he promised. Catholic Public Domain Version May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to this number many thousands more, and may he bless you, just as he has said. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.) |
He took him outside and said, ‘Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘Your offspring will be that numerous.’
I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies.
I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,
by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and the womb.
Joab replied to the king, ‘May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times more than they are #– #while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this? ’
Joab replied, ‘May the Lord multiply the number of his people a hundred times over! My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel? ’
Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel #– #you swore to them by yourself and declared, “I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it for ever.” ’
I made you thrive like plants of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were stark naked.
Then God said to Balaam, ‘You are not to go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.’
In this way they will pronounce my name over the Israelites, and I will bless them.’
The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.
See, I have set the land before you. Enter and take possession of the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their future descendants.”
Your ancestors went down to Egypt, seventy people in all, and now the Lord your God has made you numerous, like the stars of the sky.
Though you were as numerous as the stars of the sky, you will be left with only a few people, because you did not obey the Lord your God.