(NIV)
God blessed them and said, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.’
And
God blessed them,
saying,
“Be
fruitful and
multiply and
fill the
waters in the
seas, and let
birds multiply on the
earth.”
(NIV)
God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’
And
God blessed them. And
God said to them, “Be
fruitful and
multiply and
fill the
earth and
subdue it, and have
dominion over the
fish of the
sea and over the
birds of the
heavens and over
every living thing that
moves on the
earth.”
(NIV)
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
So
God blessed the
seventh day and made it
holy,
because on it God
rested from
all his
work that he had
done in
creation.
(NIV)
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.’
If you do
well, will you not be
accepted? And
if you do
not do
well,
sin is
crouching at the
door.
Its
desire is contrary to you, but you must
rule over it.”
(NIV)
He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them ‘Mankind’ when they were created.
Male and
female he
created them, and he
blessed them and
named them
Man when they were
created.
(NIV)
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
And
God blessed Noah and his
sons and
said to them, “Be
fruitful and
multiply and
fill the
earth.
(NIV)
He also said,
‘Praise be to the
Lord, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
He also
said,
“
Blessed be the
Lord, the
God of
Shem;
and let
Canaan be his
servant.
(NIV)
‘I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
And I will
make of you a
great nation, and I will
bless you and make your
name great, so that you will be a
blessing.
(NIV)
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.’
I will
bless those who
bless you, and him who
dishonors you I will
curse, and in you all the
families of the
earth shall be
blessed.”
(NIV)
Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.’
Say you are my
sister, that
it may go well with me because of you, and that my
life may be
spared for your
sake.”
(NIV)
He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
And for her sake he
dealt well with
Abram; and he had
sheep,
oxen, male
donkeys, male
servants,
female servants,
female donkeys, and
camels.
(NIV)
and he blessed Abram, saying,
‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
And he
blessed him and
said,
“
Blessed be
Abram by
God Most High,
Possessor of
heaven and
earth;
(NIV)
And praise be to God Most High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.’
Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
and
blessed be
God Most High,
who has
delivered your
enemies into your
hand!”
And Abram
gave him a
tenth of everything.
(NIV)
I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.’
I will
bless her, and
moreover, I will
give you a
son by her. I will
bless her, and she shall become
nations;
kings of
peoples shall come from her.”
(NIV)
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
As for
Ishmael, I have
heard you;
behold, I have
blessed him and will make him
fruitful and
multiply him
greatly. He shall
father twelve princes, and I will
make him into a
great nation.
(NIV)
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.
seeing that
Abraham shall surely become a
great and
mighty nation, and
all the
nations of the
earth shall be
blessed in him?
(NIV)
I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
I will
surely bless you, and I will
surely multiply your
offspring as the
stars of
heaven and as the
sand that is on the
seashore. And your
offspring shall
possess the
gate of his
enemies,
(NIV)
and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.’
and in your
offspring shall all the
nations of the
earth be
blessed,
because you have
obeyed my
voice.”
(NIV)
Abraham was now very old, and the
Lord had blessed him in every way.
Now
Abraham was
old,
well advanced in
years. And the
Lord had
blessed Abraham in all things.
(NIV)
He made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was towards evening, the time the women go out to draw water.
And he made the
camels kneel down outside the
city by the
well of
water at the
time of
evening, the
time when women
go out to
draw water.
(NIV)
saying, ‘Praise be to the
Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the
Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.’
and
said, “
Blessed be the
Lord,
the
God of my
master Abraham, who has not
forsaken his
steadfast love and his
faithfulness toward my
master. As for me, the
Lord has
led me in the
way to the
house of my
master’s kinsmen.”
(NIV)
‘Come, you who are blessed by the
Lord,’ he said. ‘Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.’
He
said, “
Come in,
O
blessed of the
Lord.
Why do you
stand outside? For I have
prepared the
house and a
place for the
camels.”
(NIV)
The
Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
The
Lord has
greatly blessed my
master, and he has become
great. He has
given him
flocks and
herds,
silver and
gold, male
servants and
female servants,
camels and
donkeys.
(NIV)
and I bowed down and worshipped the
Lord. I praised the
Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
Then I bowed my
head and
worshiped the
Lord and
blessed the
Lord,
the
God of my
master Abraham, who had
led me by the
right way to
take the
daughter of my
master’s kinsman for his
son.
(NIV)
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
‘Our sister, may you increase
to thousands upon thousands;
may your offspring possess
the cities of their enemies.’
And they
blessed Rebekah and
said to her,
“
Our sister, may you
become thousands of
ten thousands,
and may your
offspring possess the
gate of those who
hate him!”
(NIV)
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi.
After the
death of
Abraham,
God blessed Isaac his
son. And
Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.
(NIV)
Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
Sojourn in this
land, and I will be with you and will
bless you, for to you and to your
offspring I will
give all
these lands, and I will
establish the
oath that I
swore to
Abraham your
father.
(NIV)
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
I will
multiply your
offspring as the
stars of
heaven and will
give to your
offspring all
these lands. And in your
offspring all the
nations of the
earth shall be
blessed,
(NIV)
Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the
Lord blessed him.
And
Isaac sowed in that
land and
reaped in the same
year a
hundredfold. The
Lord blessed him,
(NIV)
That night the
Lord appeared to him and said, ‘I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.’
And the
Lord appeared to him the same
night and
said,
“I am the
God of
Abraham your
father.
Fear not, for I am
with you and will
bless you and
multiply your
offspring for my
servant Abraham’s sake.”
(NIV)
that you will do us no harm, just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the
Lord.’
that you will
do us no
harm, just as we have not
touched you and have
done to you
nothing but good and have
sent you away in
peace.
You are
now the
blessed of the
Lord.”
(NIV)
Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.’
and
prepare for me
delicious food, such
as I
love, and
bring it to me so that I may
eat, that my
soul may
bless you
before I
die.”
(NIV)
“Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the
Lord before I die.”
‘
Bring me
game and
prepare for me
delicious food, that I may
eat it and
bless you
before the
Lord before I
die.’
(NIV)
Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.’
And you shall
bring it to your
father to
eat,
so that he may
bless you
before he
dies.”
(NIV)
What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.’
Perhaps my
father will
feel me, and I shall
seem to be
mocking him and
bring a
curse upon myself and
not a
blessing.”
(NIV)
Jacob said to his father, ‘I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.’
Jacob said to his
father, “I am
Esau your
firstborn. I have
done as you
told me; now
sit up and
eat of my
game, that your
soul may
bless me.”
(NIV)
He did not recognise him, for his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he proceeded to bless him.
And he did
not recognize him,
because his
hands were
hairy like his
brother Esau’s hands.
So he
blessed him.
(NIV)
Then he said, ‘My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.’
Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.
Then he
said, “Bring it
near to me, that I may
eat of my
son’s game and bless you.” So he brought it
near to him, and he
ate; and he
brought him
wine, and he
drank.
(NIV)
So he went to him and kissed him. When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said,
‘Ah, the smell of my son
is like the smell of a field
that the
Lord has blessed.
So he came
near and
kissed him. And Isaac
smelled the
smell of his
garments and
blessed him and
said,
“
See,
the
smell of my
son is as the
smell of a
field that the
Lord has
blessed!
(NIV)
May nations serve you
and peoples bow down to you.
Be lord over your brothers,
and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.
May those who curse you be cursed
and those who bless you be blessed.’
Let
peoples serve you,
and
nations bow down to you.
Be lord over your
brothers,
and may your
mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who
curses you,
and
blessed be everyone who
blesses you!”
(NIV)
After Isaac finished blessing him, and Jacob had scarcely left his father’s presence, his brother Esau came in from hunting.
As soon as
Isaac had
finished blessing Jacob, when
Jacob had
scarcely gone out from the
presence of
Isaac his
father,
Esau his
brother came in from his
hunting.
(NIV)
He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, ‘My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.’
He also
prepared delicious food and
brought it to his
father. And he
said to his
father, “Let my
father arise and
eat of his
son’s game, that
you may
bless me.”
(NIV)
Isaac trembled violently and said, ‘Who was it, then, that hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came and I blessed him – and indeed he will be blessed!’
Then
Isaac trembled very
violently and
said, “
Who was it then that
hunted game and
brought it to me, and I
ate it
all before you
came, and I have
blessed him? Yes, and he shall be
blessed.”
(NIV)
When Esau heard his father’s words, he burst out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, ‘Bless me – me too, my father!’
As soon as
Esau heard the
words of his
father,
he
cried out with an exceedingly great and
bitter cry and said to his
father, “
Bless me, even me
also, O my
father!”
(NIV)
But he said, ‘Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.’
But he
said, “Your
brother came deceitfully, and he has
taken away your
blessing.”
(NIV)
Esau said, ‘Isn’t he rightly named Jacob? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: he took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!’ Then he asked, ‘Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?’
Esau
said,
“Is he not
rightly named Jacob? For he has
cheated me
these two
times.
He
took away my
birthright, and
behold, now he has
taken away my
blessing.” Then he
said, “Have you
not reserved a
blessing for me?”
(NIV)
Esau said to his father, ‘Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, my father!’ Then Esau wept aloud.
Esau said to his
father, “Have you but
one blessing, my
father?
Bless me, even me
also, O my
father.” And
Esau lifted up his
voice and
wept.
(NIV)
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, ‘The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’
Now
Esau hated Jacob because of the
blessing with
which his
father had
blessed him, and
Esau said to
himself,
“The
days of
mourning for my
father are
approaching;
then I will
kill my
brother Jacob.”
(NIV)
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: ‘Do not marry a Canaanite woman.
Then
Isaac called Jacob and
blessed him and
directed him, “You must not
take a
wife from the
Canaanite women.
(NIV)
May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples.
God Almighty bless you and make you
fruitful and
multiply you, that you may become a
company of
peoples.
(NIV)
May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.’
May he
give the
blessing of
Abraham to you and to your
offspring with you, that you may
take possession of the
land of your
sojournings that
God gave to
Abraham!”
(NIV)
Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, ‘Do not marry a Canaanite woman,’
Now
Esau saw that
Isaac had
blessed Jacob and
sent him away to
Paddan-aram to
take a
wife from
there, and that as he
blessed him he
directed him, “You must
not take a
wife from the
Canaanite women,”
(NIV)
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
Your
offspring shall be like the
dust of the
earth, and you shall
spread abroad to the
west and to the
east and to the
north and to the
south, and in you and your
offspring shall
all the
families of the
earth be
blessed.
(NIV)
Then Leah said, ‘How happy I am! The women will call me happy.’ So she named him Asher.
And
Leah said, “Happy am
I! For
women have called me
happy.” So she
called his
name Asher.
(NIV)
But Laban said to him, ‘If I have found favour in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the
Lord has blessed me because of you.’
But
Laban said to him, “
If I have
found favor in your
sight, I have learned by
divination that the
Lord has
blessed me because of
you.
(NIV)
The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the
Lord has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something for my own household?’
For you had
little before I came, and it has
increased abundantly, and the
Lord has
blessed you wherever I
turned. But
now when shall I
provide for my own
household also?”
(NIV)
Early the next morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then he left and returned home.
Early in the
morning Laban arose and
kissed his
grandchildren and his
daughters and
blessed them. Then
Laban departed and
returned home.
(NIV)
Then Jacob prayed, ‘O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac,
Lord, you who said to me, “Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,”
And
Jacob said,
“O
God of my
father Abraham and
God of my
father Isaac, O
Lord who
said to me, ‘
Return to your
country and to your
kindred, that I may do you
good,’
(NIV)
But you have said, “I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.”’
But you
said, ‘I will
surely do you
good, and
make your
offspring as the
sand of the
sea, which cannot be
numbered for
multitude.’”
(NIV)
Then the man said, ‘Let me go, for it is daybreak.’
But Jacob replied, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’
Then he
said, “Let me
go, for the
day has
broken.” But Jacob
said,
“I will
not let you
go unless you
bless me.”
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