Genesis 22:17 “I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the…”

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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;

World English Bible

that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will 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 sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemies.

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;

Young's 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;

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;

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Cross references

“in blessing”

Ephesians 1:3 Genesis 12:2 Deuteronomy 28:2–13 Genesis 28:3 Genesis 28:14–22 Genesis 27:28

Ephesians 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Deuteronomy 28:2–13 · BSB

And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:

Genesis 28:3 · BSB

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Genesis 28:14–22 · BSB

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Genesis 27:28 · BSB

May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.

“I will multiply”

Genesis 15:5 Jeremiah 33:22 Genesis 26:4 Genesis 13:16 Deuteronomy 1:10 Genesis 17:6

Genesis 15:5 · BSB

And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Jeremiah 33:22 · BSB

As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”

Genesis 26:4 · BSB

I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,

Genesis 13:16 · BSB

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Deuteronomy 1:10 · BSB

The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Genesis 17:6 · BSB

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

“shore”

1 Kings 9:26

1 Kings 9:26 · BSB

King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

“thy seed”

Genesis 24:60 Numbers 24:17–19 Revelation 11:15 Joshua 1:1–10 1 Corinthians 15:57 Jeremiah 32:22

Genesis 24:60 · BSB

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”

Numbers 24:17–19 · BSB

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.

Revelation 11:15 · BSB

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Joshua 1:1–10 · BSB

Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,

1 Corinthians 15:57 · BSB

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!

Jeremiah 32:22 · BSB

You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Also

Genesis 32:12

Genesis 32:12 · BSB

But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

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