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Deuteronomy 1:11

Contemporary English Version 1995

God has even promised to bless us a thousand times more, and I pray that he will.

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I pray that the Lord will let your family and your descendants always grow strong.

“I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the seashore. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all of this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth,

Then the Lord said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israelites, I will give them my blessing.”

Joab answered, “I hope the Lord your God will give you 100 times more soldiers than you already have. I hope you will live to see that day! But why do you want to do a thing like this?”

Your help came from the God your father worshiped, from God All-Powerful. God will bless you with rain and streams from the earth; he will bless you with many descendants.

But God replied, “Don't go with Balak's messengers. I have blessed those people who have come from Egypt, so don't curse them.”

Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that someday they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land.

Then the Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”

Joab answered, “Your Majesty, even if the Lord made your kingdom a hundred times larger, you would still rule everyone in it. Why do you need to know how many soldiers there are? Don't you think that would make the whole nation angry?”

I give you this land, just as I promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now you must go and take the land.

The Lord our God has blessed us, and so now there are as many of us as there are stars in the sky.

But I cannot take care of all your problems and settle all your arguments alone.

When your ancestors went to live in Egypt, there were only 70 of them. But the Lord has blessed you, and now there are more of you than there are stars in the sky.

There are as many of you now as the stars in the sky, but if you disobey the Lord your God, only a few of you will be left.

I took care of you, like someone caring for a tender, young plant. You grew up to be a beautiful young woman with mature breasts and hair, but you were still naked.




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