Genesis 28:3

Translations

Modern

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Traditional

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

Literal

And may El-Shaddai bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and you shall be an assembly of peoples.

Latin

Deus autem omnipotens benedicat tibi, et crescere te faciat, atque multiplicet, ut sis in turbas populorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Notes

Genesis 28:3–5

Before Jacob departed, Isaac gave him a pure, legitimate blessing. He did not hold back, because he now knew what God wanted him to do. Isaac clearly passed on the blessing God Almighty (Hebrew El-Shaddai; see 17:1) had given to Abraham and to him regarding prosperity and the land (compare 15:5, 18–20).

Theme notes and profiles

Arameans Isaac Jacob Leah Rebekah Blessing Purity and Identity Symbolic Numbers The Priestly Blessing

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People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Aram-Naharaim Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of God, Names of History of Israel Jacob Nathanael Patriarchs, Period of the Syria, Syrians

Topics

Benedictions: Upon Jacob Blessing: Temporal, Prayer For Children: The Gift of God Jacob: Esau Seeks to Kill, Escapes to Padan-Aram Parents: Paternal Blessings of Isaac

Genesis 28:3

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