Genesis 32:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from Esau, for I am afraid of him. He might come and strike me, the mothers, and the children.

  • King James Version 1769 (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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou saidst,{H559} I will surely{H3190} do thee good,{H3190} and make{H7760} thy seed{H2233} as the sand{H2344} of the sea,{H3220} which cannot be numbered{H5608} for multitude.{H7230}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou saidst{H559}{(H8804)}, I will surely{H3190}{(H8687)} do thee good{H3190}{(H8686)}, and make{H7760}{(H8804)} thy seed{H2233} as the sand{H2344} of the sea{H3220}, which cannot be numbered{H5608}{(H8735)} for multitude{H7230}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Thou saydest that thou woldest surely do me good and woldest make mi seed as the sonde of the see which can not be nombred for multitude.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thou saydest: I wyll do the good, and wyll make thy sede as the sonde of ye see, which can not be nombred for multitude.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thou saydest, I wyll surely do thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, whiche can not be numbred for multitude.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 28:13-15 : 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants; 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 15 And behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done what I have spoken to you of.
  • Gen 32:6 : 6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him.
  • Gen 46:3-4 : 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there. 4 I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon your eyes.
  • Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"
  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
  • 1 Sam 15:29 : 29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent.
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  • 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;
  • Heb 6:17 : 17 In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath:
  • Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 22:17-18
    2 verses
    83%

    17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;

    18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

    4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Gen 13:15-16
    2 verses
    79%

    15 For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever.

    16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.

  • Gen 48:4
    79%

    4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.

  • Gen 28:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;

    4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 28:13-15
    3 verses
    77%

    13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;

    14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

    15 And behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done what I have spoken to you of.

  • Exod 32:13
    77%

    13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"

  • Gen 35:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;

    12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.

  • Heb 6:14
    76%

    14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.'

  • Gen 12:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:

    3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • Gen 17:2
    76%

    2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.

  • Gen 32:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 And said, If Esau comes to one group and attacks it, then the other group which is left shall escape.

    9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you:

  • Gen 16:10
    75%

    10 And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.

  • Gen 32:11
    75%

    11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, and the mother with the children.

  • Gen 30:30
    74%

    30 "For it was little which you had before I came, and it is now increased to a multitude, and the LORD has blessed you since my coming. Now, when shall I provide for my own house also?"

  • Isa 48:19
    74%

    19 Your descendants also would have been like the sand, and the offspring of your body like its gravel; his name would not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

  • Gen 17:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

    7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.

  • Gen 26:24
    73%

    24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.

  • Gen 15:5
    73%

    5 And he brought him outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your offspring be.

  • Gen 17:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 And God said, Sarah your wife shall indeed bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

    20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes he shall beget, and I will make him a great nation.

  • Job 5:25
    72%

    25 You shall also know that your seed shall be great, and your offspring as the grass of the earth.

  • Gen 24:60
    72%

    60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands; and may your descendants possess the gates of those who hate them."

  • Gen 32:13
    72%

    13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of what came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

  • Deut 1:11
    72%

    11 (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you, as He has promised you!)

  • Lev 26:9
    71%

    9 For I will have respect for you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.