Genesis 28:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 28:3

1 Then Isaac called Jacob and ^ablessed him, and charged him, and said to him: ^b“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

2 ^aArise, go to ^bPadan Aram, to the house of ^cBethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of ^dLaban your mother’s brother.

3 “May ^aGod Almighty bless you,
And make you ^bfruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;

4 And give you ^athe blessin¹g of Abraham,
To you and your descendants with you,
That you may inherit the land
^bIn which you are a stranger,
Which God gave to Abraham.”

5 So Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Padan Aram, to Laban the son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

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6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 28:3

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American Standard Version
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.

Amplified® Bible
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you until you become a group of peoples.

Contemporary English Version
I pray that God All-Powerful will bless you with many descendants and let you become a great nation.

Darby English Version
And the Almighty ùGod bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples.

Good News Bible
May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will become the father of many nations!

King James Version
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

New American Standard Bible
"May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

New International Version
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.

New King James Version
'May God Almighty bless you,
And make you fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Revised Standard Version
God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Young's Literal Translation
and God Almighty doth bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and thou hast become an assembly of peoples;

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