Genesis 28:3

And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Rise, go thy way to Padan-aram to the house of Bethuel, thy mother’s father,—and take thee from thence a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother’s brother.

4And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee,—that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:1So God blessed Noah and his sons,—and said to them Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth;

Genesis 17:1And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty,—Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:

Genesis 17:4As for me, lo! my covenant is with thee,—So shalt thou become—father of a multitude of nations;

Genesis 22:17That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,—that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:

Genesis 35:11And God said to him—I, am GOD Almighty! Be fruitful and multiply, A nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee,—And, kings, from thy loins, shall come forth;

Genesis 43:14And, God Almighty, give you compassion before the man, so shall he send with you, your other brother, and Benjamin. But, as for me, when I am bereaved, I am bereaved!

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:2-6

Jacob Dismissed with a Blessing. ( b. c. 1760.) 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed… Read the whole commentary →

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