and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Numbers 23:20 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. Tuilleadh leaganachaAmplified Bible - Classic Edition You see, I have received His command to bless Israel. He has blessed, and I cannot reverse or qualify it. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. Common English Bible I received a blessing, and he blessed. I can’t take it back. Catholic Public Domain Version I was led here to bless, and I have no strength to hinder the blessing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I was brought to bless: the blessing I am not able to hinder. English Standard Version 2016 Behold, I received a command to bless: he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it. |
and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.