Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
I will indeed bless you
New American Standard Bible
indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly
King James Version
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;
International Standard Version
I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in heaven and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies.
A Conservative Version
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore, and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies,
American Standard Version
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
Amplified
indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies [as conquerors].
Bible in Basic English
That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
Darby Translation
I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Julia Smith Translation
That praising, I will praise thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand upon the lip of the sea; and thy seed shall inherit the gate of his enemies.
King James 2000
That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
Lexham Expanded Bible
that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies.
Modern King James verseion
that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that I will bless thee and multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand upon the sea side. And thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies.
NET Bible
I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies.
New Heart English Bible
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
The Emphasized Bible
That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea, - that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Webster
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
World English Bible
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
Youngs Literal Translation
that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;
Themes
Abraham » Trial of his faith in the offering of isaac
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To abraham
Blessings » Who all nations are blessed in
Communion » Instances of » Abraham
Faith » Trial of » Abraham, when commanded to offer isaac
God's Promises » Of plenty » Of posterity
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Offered in sacrifice by his father
Israel » Prophecies » Multitudes
Jews, the » Their vast numbers
Nations » Who all nations are blessed in
Topics
Interlinear
Barak
Zera`
Yam
Saphah
Zera`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 22:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Tests Abraham
16
and said, “By Myself I have sworn,”
Cross References
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 24:60
They blessed Rebekah, saying to her:
thousands upon ten thousands.
May your offspring possess
the gates of their
Jeremiah 33:22
The hosts of heaven cannot be counted; the sand of the sea cannot be measured.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth,
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
Genesis 12:2
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
Genesis 27:28-29
from the dew of the sky
and from the richness of the land
an abundance of grain and new wine.
Genesis 28:3
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you
Genesis 28:14-22
Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth,
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 49:25-26
and by the Almighty who blesses you
with blessings of the heavens above,
blessings of the deep that lies below,
and blessings of the breasts and the womb.
Numbers 24:17-19
I perceive him,
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead
and strike down
Deuteronomy 1:10
The Lord your God has so multiplied you that today you are as numerous as the stars of the sky.
Deuteronomy 21:19
his father and mother must take hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate
Deuteronomy 28:2-13
All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
Joshua 1:1-10
After the death of Moses
2 Samuel 8:1-18
After this, David defeated the Philistines,
2 Samuel 10:1-19
Some time later the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.
1 Kings 9:26
King Solomon put together a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber,
Psalm 2:8-9
and I will make the nations Your
and the ends of the earth Your
Psalm 72:8-9
and from the Euphrates
to the ends of the earth.
Jeremiah 32:22
You gave them this land You swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Daniel 2:44-45
“In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed,
Micah 1:9
and has reached even Judah;
it has approached the gate of my people,
as far as Jerusalem.
Luke 1:68-75
because He has visited
and provided redemption for His people.
1 Corinthians 15:57
through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Ephesians 1:3
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.
Revelation 11:15
The seventh angel blew his trumpet,
of our Lord and of His Messiah,
and He will reign forever and ever!