Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For You said, ‘I will surely prosper you and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be numbered.’”

King James Version

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Holman Bible

You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’”

International Standard Version

Now, you promised me that "I'm certainly going to cause things to go well with you, and I'm going to make your offspring as numerous as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'"

A Conservative Version

And thou said, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

American Standard Version

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Amplified

And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’”

Bible in Basic English

And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

Darby Translation

And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Julia Smith Translation

And thou saidst, Doing well I will do well with thee, and I set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be counted for multitude.

King James 2000

And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now you yourself said, 'I will surely deal well with you and make your offspring as the sand of the sea that cannot be counted for abundance.'"

Modern King James verseion

And You said, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou saidest that thou wouldest surely do me good, and wouldest make my seed as the sand of the sea which can not be numbered for multitude."

NET Bible

But you said, 'I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.'"

New Heart English Bible

You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'"

The Emphasized Bible

But, thou thyself, saidst, - I wilt deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.

Webster

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

World English Bible

You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'"

Youngs Literal Translation

and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And thou saidst

Usage: 0

I will surely
יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

do thee good
יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

and make
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

זרע 
Zera` 
Usage: 229

as the sand
חול 
Chowl 
Usage: 23

of the sea
ים 
Yam 
Usage: 396

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Jacob Fears Esau

11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, that he will come and attack me and the mothers with the children. 12 For You said, ‘I will surely prosper you and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be numbered.’” 13 So he spent the night there. Then he selected from what he had with him a present for his brother Esau:



Cross References

Genesis 28:13-15

And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants.

Genesis 22:17

indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.

Genesis 32:6

The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and furthermore he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

Genesis 46:3-4

He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’”

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

1 Samuel 15:29

Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

2 Timothy 2:13

If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Titus 1:2

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

Hebrews 6:17

In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath,

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