Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’”
New American Standard Bible
For You said, ‘
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
Now, you promised me that "I'm certainly going to cause things to go well with you, and I'm going to make your offspring as numerous as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'"
A Conservative Version
And thou said, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’”
Bible in Basic English
And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.
Darby Translation
And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou saidst, Doing well I will do well with thee, and I set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be counted for multitude.
King James 2000
And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now you yourself said, 'I will surely deal well with you and make your offspring as the sand of the sea that cannot be counted for abundance.'"
Modern King James verseion
And You said, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou saidest that thou wouldest surely do me good, and wouldest make my seed as the sand of the sea which can not be numbered for multitude."
NET Bible
But you said, 'I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.'"
New Heart English Bible
You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'"
The Emphasized Bible
But, thou thyself, saidst, - I wilt deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'
Themes
jacob » Summary of his character » Prayerful
Prayer » Plead in the » Promises of God
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
private Prayer » Exemplified » jacob
The promises of God » Saints » Plead, in prayer
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 32:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Fears Esau
11
Please rescue me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid of him; otherwise, he may come and attack me, the mothers, and their children.
12 You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’”
Cross References
Genesis 28:13-15
Yahweh was standing there beside him,
Genesis 22:17
I will indeed bless you
Genesis 32:6
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau; he is coming to meet you—and he has 400 men with him.”
Genesis 46:3-4
God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Exodus 32:13
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel—You swore to them by Your very self
Numbers 23:19
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?
1 Samuel 15:29
Furthermore, the Eternal One of Israel
Matthew 24:35
2 Timothy 2:13
for He cannot deny Himself.
Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life
Hebrews 6:17
Because God wanted to show His unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath,