Genesis 22
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Genesis 22:16-18

16and saidH559, “1By Myself I have swornH7650, declaresH5002 the LordH3068, becauseH3588H3282 you have doneH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697 and have not withheldH2820 your sonH1121, your onlyH3173 son,

17indeedH3588 I will greatlyH1288 blessH1288 you, and I will greatlyH7235 2multiplyH7235 your 3seedH2233 as the starsH3556 of the heavensH8064 and as 4the sandH2344 whichH834 is on the seashoreH3220H8193; and 5your 6seedH2233 shall possessH3423 the gateH8179 of 7their enemiesH340.

188In your 9seedH2233 allH3605 the nationsH1471 of the earthH776 shall 10be blessedH1288, becauseH6118H834 you have 11obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 22:16 Ps 105:9; Luke 1:73; Heb 6:13, 14 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 22:17 Gen 15:5; 26:4; Jer 33:22; Heb 11:12 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 22:17 Gen 32:12 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 22:17 Gen 24:60 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 22:17 Lit his ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 22:18 Gen 12:3; 18:18; Acts 3:25; Gal 3:8, 16 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 22:18 Gen 18:19; 22:3, 10; 26:5 ↩

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