Genesis 22:17 KJV
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;
Thou and Ye
- thee, thy one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- The covenant with Abraham renewedThere are high declarations of God's favour to Abraham in this confirmation of the covenant with him, exceeding any he had yet been blessed with. Those that...
Thompson Chains
- Blessings (2)See the chain from Exodus 23:25 · 6 links
- Posterity PromisedLink 4 of 12 · next Genesis 26:24
- Seed of the RighteousSee the chain from Psalms 25:13 · 5 links
- SandStarts here · next Hosea 1:10 · 4 links
- God's PromisesSee the chain from 1 Kings 8:56 · 4 links
Cross References
- Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
- Genesis 13:16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
- Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
- Genesis 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
- Jeremiah 33:22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
- Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Genesis 17:6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Genesis 27:28–29 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: …
- Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
- Genesis 28:14–22 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. …
- Genesis 32:12 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.
- Genesis 49:25–26 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: …
- Numbers 24:17–19 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. …
- Deuteronomy 1:10 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
- Deuteronomy 21:19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
- Deuteronomy 28:2–13 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. …
- Joshua 1:1–10 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, …
- 2 Samuel 8:1–18 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. …
- 2 Samuel 10:1–19 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. …
- 1 Kings 9:26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
- Psalms 2:8–9 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. …
- Psalms 72:8–9 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. …
- Jeremiah 32:22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
- Daniel 2:44–45 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. …
- Micah 1:9 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
- Luke 1:68–75 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, …
- 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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Topics
- Abraham Trial of his faith in the offering of Isaac
- Afflictions and adversities Benefits of, illustrated
- Angel (a spirit) To Abraham
- Blessing Temporal, from God
- Communion Abraham
- Faith Abraham, when commanded to offer Isaac
- God Providence of
- Isaac Offered in sacrifice by his father
- Israel Prophecies about the multitude of
- Offerings Abraham
- Prophecy Old testament messianic passages quoted in the new testament
- Quotations and allusions In the new testament from, and to, the old testament
- Righteous Promises to, expressed or implied
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1996–1821 BC · Abraham
Hebrew and Strong’s
- That in blessing כִּי kî Conjunction בָרֵךְ bārēk בָרַךְ Verb · piel infinitive absolute
- I will bless אֲבָרֶכְךָ ʾăbārekkā בָרַךְ Verb · piel imperfect, first person common singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- thee, and in multiplying וְהַרְבָּה wĕharbâ רָבָה Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute · with and
- I will multiply אַרְבֶּה ʾarbê רָבָה Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular
- thy seed אֶת ʾet Object marker זַרְעֲךָ zarʿăkā זֶרַע Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- as the stars כְּכוֹכְבֵי kĕkôkĕbê כּוֹכָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
- of the heaven הַשָּׁמַיִם haššāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
- and as the sand וְכַחוֹל wĕkaḥôl חוֹל Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition with the
- which is upon the sea אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הַיָּם hayyām יָם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- shore עַל ʿal Preposition שְׂפַת śĕpat שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- and thy seed זַרְעֲךָ zarʿăkā זֶרַע Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- shall possess וְיִרַשׁ wĕyiraš יָרַשׁ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the gate אֵת ʾēt Object marker שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of his enemies אֹיְבָיו ʾōyĕbāyw אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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