"You will knowalso that your descendantswill be many,And your offspringas the grassof the earth.
"I will makeyour descendantsas the dustof the earth,sothat ifanyonecannumberthe dustof the earth,then your descendantscan alsobe numbered.
And He tookhim outsideand said,"Nowlooktoward the heavens,and countthe stars,ifyou are ableto countthem." And He saidto him, "Soshall your descendantsbe."
His descendantswill be mightyon earth;The generationof the uprightwill be blessed.
May there be abundanceof grainin the earthon topof the mountains;Its fruitwill wavelike [the cedars of] Lebanon;And may those from the cityflourishlike vegetationof the earth.
"Your descendantswould have beenlike the sand,And your offspringlike its grains;Their namewould neverbe cutoffor destroyedfrom My presence."
So I will turntowardyou and make you fruitfuland multiplyyou, and I will confirmMy covenantwith you.
"Blessed[shall be] the offspringof your bodyand the produceof your groundand the offspringof your beasts,the increaseof your herdand the youngof your flock.
