And He caused His peopleto be veryfruitful,And madethem strongerthantheir adversaries.
"I will makeyour descendantsas the dustof the earth,sothat ifanyonecannumberthe dustof the earth,then your descendantscan alsobe numbered.
He said,"I am God,the Godof your father;do not be afraidto godownto Egypt,for I will makeyou a greatnationthere.
Now the sonsof Israeljourneyedfrom Ramesesto Succoth,about sixhundredthousandmenon foot,asidefrom children.
"But as the timeof the promisewas approachingwhichGodhad assuredto Abraham,the peopleincreasedand multipliedin Egypt,
"You shall answerand saybeforethe LORDyour God,My fatherwas a wanderingAramean,and he wentdownto Egyptand sojournedthere,fewin number;but therehe becamea great,mightyand populousnation.
Thereforethere was bornevenof one man,and him as good as deadat that, [as many descendants] AS THE STARSOF HEAVENIN NUMBER,AND INNUMERABLEAS THE SANDWHICH IS BY THE SEASHORE.
