Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Therefore from one man—in fact, from one as good as dead—came offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as innumerable as the grains of sand by the seashore.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore there was born even of one man, and
King James Version
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
International Standard Version
Abraham was as good as dead, yet from this one man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
A Conservative Version
And therefore from one man, and these things having become deadened, were begotten as the stars of the heaven for multitude, and as the sand of the seashore, countless.
American Standard Version
wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead,'so many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.
Amplified
So from one man, though he was [physically] as good as dead, were born as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand on the seashore.
An Understandable Version
Therefore, from one man [Abraham], who was as good as dead [i.e., because of having a sterile wife], were born descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the [grains of] sand on the seashore.
Anderson New Testament
Therefore, there were born of one, who was dead as it respects these things, a posterity like the stars of heaven in multitude, and like the sand on the sea-shore, innumerable.
Bible in Basic English
So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.
Common New Testament
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.
Daniel Mace New Testament
so that even a single person whose vigour was gone, gave rise to a posterity as numerous as the stars of the sky, or the sands on the sea-shore, which cannot be numbred.
Darby Translation
Wherefore also there have been born of one, and that of one become dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the countless sand which is by the sea shore.
Godbey New Testament
Therefore indeed they were born of one, and those things of one having died, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sands which are by the sea, which are innumerable.
Goodspeed New Testament
And so from one man, for any prospect of descendants as good as dead, there sprang a people in number like the stars in the heavens or the countless sands on the seashore.
John Wesley New Testament
Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as it were dead, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand which is on the sea-shore innumerable.
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore also from one were they born, and these of him having been dead, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand near the lip of the sea innumerable.
King James 2000
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And therefore these were fathered from one man, and [he] being as good as dead, as the stars of heaven in number and like the innumerable sand by the shore of the sea.
Modern King James verseion
Because of this came into being from one, and that of one having died, even as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore sprang thereof one - and of one which was as good as dead - so many in multitude, as the stars of the sky, and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus a single man, though he was physically impotent, had issue in number like the stars in heaven, countless as the sand on the seashore.
Montgomery New Testament
and thus there sprang from one man, and him practically dead, a nation like the stars in the heavens in multitude, or grains of sand upon the seashore, innumerable.
NET Bible
So in fact children were fathered by one man -- and this one as good as dead -- like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand on the seashore.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
Noyes New Testament
Wherefore there sprang even from one, and him become as dead, a race like the stars of heaven in multitude, and like the sand by the seashore which cannot be numbered.
Sawyer New Testament
Wherefore also there were born of one, and those of one dead, [a posterity] like the stars of heaven for multitude, and like the sands on the sea-shore innumerable.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, even from one, were born, and, as to these things, one who had become dead, - like the stars of the heaven, for multitude, and as the sand that is by the lip of the sea, that cannot be numbered.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Wherefore even from one person, and he become dead in respect to these matters, there sprang a race, as the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand, which is on the shore of the sea, innumerable.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And so from one man--and that when his powers were dead--there sprang a people as numerous 'as the stars in the heavens or the countless grains of sand upon the shore.'
Webster
Therefore there sprang even from one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea-shore innumerable.
Weymouth New Testament
And thus there sprang from one man, and him practically dead, a nation like the stars of the sky in number, and like the sands on the sea shore which cannot be counted.
Williams New Testament
And so there sprang from one man, and that dead as to any prospects for offspring, a people as numberless as the stars in the sky and as the sands beside the seashore.
World English Bible
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
Worrell New Testament
Wherefore also there sprang from one, and one impotent as to these things, as many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.
Worsley New Testament
So that there descended even from one, and him in a manner dead, a posterity like the stars of heaven for multitude, and as the sand on the sea shore, innumerable.
Youngs Literal Translation
wherefore, also from one were begotten -- and that of one who had become dead -- as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that is by the sea-shore -- the innumerable.
Themes
Faith » Instances of » In the offering up of isaac
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 11:12
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Examples Of Faith In Action
11
By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she
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Cross References
Genesis 22:17
I will indeed bless you
Genesis 15:5
He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.”
Genesis 32:12
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.’”
Genesis 26:4
I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed
Exodus 32:13
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel—You swore to them by Your very self
Deuteronomy 1:10
The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.
Deuteronomy 28:62
Though you were as numerous as the stars of the sky, you will be left with only a few people, because you did not obey the Lord your God.
Joshua 11:4
They went out with all their armies—a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore—along with a vast number of horses and chariots.
Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the Qedemites had settled down in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore.
1 Samuel 12:5
He said to them, “The Lord is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today that you haven’t found anything
“He is a witness,” they said.
2 Samuel 17:11
Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba—as numerous as the sand by the sea—be gathered to you and that you personally go into battle.
1 Kings 4:20
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea;
1 Chronicles 27:23
David didn’t count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.
Nehemiah 9:23
like the stars of heaven
and brought them to the land
You told their ancestors to go in and take possession of it.
Isaiah 10:22
as the sand of the sea,
only a remnant of them will return.
Destruction has been decreed;
justice overflows.
Isaiah 48:19
and the offspring of your body like its grains;
their name would not be cut off
or eliminated from My presence.
Jeremiah 33:22
The hosts of heaven cannot be counted; the sand of the sea cannot be measured.
Hosea 1:10
will be like the sand of the sea,
which cannot be measured or counted.
And in the place where they were told:
You are not My people,
they will be called: Sons of the living God.
Habakkuk 1:9
their faces
They gather
Romans 4:17-19
in God’s sight. As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations.
Romans 9:27
But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:
is like the sand of the sea,
only the remnant will be saved;
Revelation 20:8
and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth,