Parallel Verses
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.'"
New American Standard Bible
For You said, ‘
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.
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.'
Themes
jacob » Summary of his character » Prayerful
Prayer » Plead in the » Promises of God
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
private Prayer » Exemplified » jacob
The promises of God » Saints » Plead, in prayer
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 32:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Fears Esau
11 Please rescue me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and attack mother and children [alike]. 12 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.'" 13 And he lodged there that night. Then he took {from what he had with him} a gift for Esau his brother:
Cross References
Genesis 28:13-15
And behold, Yahweh [was] standing beside him, and he said, "I [am] Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The ground on which you [were] sleeping I will give to you and to your descendants.
Genesis 22:17
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.
Genesis 32:6
And the messengers returned to Jacob [and] said, "We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men [are] with him."
Genesis 46:3-4
Then he said, "I [am] 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 you told them, 'I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I promised I will give to your offspring, and they will inherit [it] forever.'"
Numbers 23:19
God [is] not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of humankind, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do [it]? And has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it
1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel will not break faith and will not regret, for he [is] not a human that he should regret."
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
2 Timothy 2:13
if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful--{he cannot deny himself}.
Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,
Hebrews 6:17
In the same way God, [because he] wanted to show even more to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his resolve, guaranteed [it] with an oath,