(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)
To the woman he said,
‘I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.’
To the
woman he
said,
“I will
surely multiply your
pain in
childbearing;
in
pain you shall
bring forth children.
Your
desire shall be contrary to your
husband,
but he shall
rule over you.”
(NIV)
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.
The
flood continued
forty days on the
earth. The
waters increased and
bore up the
ark, and it
rose high above the
earth.
(NIV)
The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
The
waters prevailed and
increased greatly on the
earth, and the
ark floated on the
face of the
waters.
(NIV)
They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.
And the
waters prevailed so
mightily on the
earth that
all the
high mountains under the
whole heaven were
covered.
(NIV)
Bring out every kind of living creature that is with you – the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that move along the ground – so they can multiply on the earth and be fruitful and increase in number on it.’
Bring out with you
every living thing that is with you
of all flesh—
birds and
animals and
every creeping thing that
creeps on the
earth—that they may
swarm on the
earth, and be
fruitful and
multiply on the
earth.”
(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)
As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.’
And you, be
fruitful and
multiply,
increase greatly on the
earth and
multiply in it.”
(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)
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the
Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
But
Abram said to the
king of
Sodom,
“I have
lifted my hand to the
Lord,
God Most High,
Possessor of
heaven and
earth,
(NIV)
After this, the word of the
Lord came to Abram in a vision:
‘Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward.’
After these
things the
word of the
Lord came to
Abram in a
vision:
“
Fear not,
Abram, I am your
shield; your
reward shall be
very great.”
(NIV)
The angel added, ‘I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.’
The
angel of the
Lord also
said to her, “I will
surely multiply your
offspring so that they
cannot be
numbered for
multitude.”
(NIV)
Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.’
that I may
make my
covenant between me and you, and may
multiply you
greatly.”
(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)
because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the
Lord against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it.’
For
we are about to
destroy this
place,
because the
outcry against its people has become
great before the
Lord, and the
Lord has
sent us to
destroy it.”
(NIV)
Your servant has found favour in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.
Behold, your
servant has
found favor in your
sight, and you have
shown me great kindness in
saving my
life. But I
cannot escape to the
hills, lest the
disaster overtake me and I
die.
(NIV)
He said to him, ‘Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
He
said to him, “
Behold, I
grant you
this favor also, that I will not
overthrow the
city of
which you have
spoken.
(NIV)
The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.
And the
child grew and was
weaned. And
Abraham made a
great feast on the
day that
Isaac was
weaned.
(NIV)
Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.’
Up! Lift
up the
boy, and hold him
fast with your
hand, for I will
make him into a
great nation.”
(NIV)
God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
And
God was with the
boy, and he
grew up. He
lived in the
wilderness and became an
expert with the
bow.
(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)
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)
The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.
When the
boys grew up,
Esau was a
skillful hunter, a
man of the
field, while
Jacob was a
quiet man,
dwelling in
tents.
(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)
The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
and the
man became rich, and
gained more and
more until he became
very wealthy.
(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)
Now then, get your equipment – your quiver and bow – and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
Now then,
take your
weapons, your
quiver and your
bow, and
go out to the
field and
hunt game for me,
(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)
Then Jacob put his children and his wives on camels,
So
Jacob arose and
set his
sons and his
wives on
camels.
(NIV)
So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.
So
Jacob took a
stone and set it
up as a
pillar.
(NIV)
And be sure to say, “Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.”’ For he thought, ‘I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.’
and you shall
say, ‘
Moreover, your
servant Jacob is
behind us.’” For he
thought, “I may
appease him with the
present that
goes ahead of
me, and
afterward I shall
see his
face.
Perhaps he will
accept me.”
(NIV)
Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.’
Ask me for as
great a
bride-price and
gift as you will, and I will
give whatever you
say to me. Only
give me the
young woman to be my
wife.”
(NIV)
And God said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
And
God said to him, “I am
God Almighty: be
fruitful and
multiply.
A
nation and a
company of
nations shall come from you, and
kings shall
come from your own
body.
(NIV)
So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Then
Midianite traders passed by. And they
drew Joseph up and
lifted him out of the
pit, and
sold him to the
Ishmaelites for
twenty shekels of
silver. They
took Joseph to
Egypt.
(NIV)
Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, ‘Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.’ For he thought, ‘He may die too, just like his brothers.’ So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
Then
Judah said to
Tamar his
daughter-in-law,
“
Remain a
widow in your
father’s house, till
Shelah my
son grows up”—for he
feared that he would
die, like his
brothers. So
Tamar went and
remained in her
father’s house.
(NIV)
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep, and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him.
In the
course of
time the
wife of
Judah,
Shua’s daughter,
died. When
Judah was
comforted, he
went up to
Timnah to his
sheepshearers, he and his
friend Hirah the
Adullamite.
(NIV)
she took off her widow’s clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
she
took off her
widow’s garments and
covered herself with a
veil,
wrapping herself up, and
sat at the
entrance to
Enaim,
which is on the
road to
Timnah. For she
saw that
Shelah was
grown up,
and she had not been
given to him in
marriage.
(NIV)
When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.’
And as soon as he
heard that I
lifted up my
voice and
cried out, he
left his
garment beside me and
fled and
got out of the house.”
(NIV)
But as soon as I screamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.’
But as soon as I
lifted up my
voice and
cried, he
left his
garment beside me and
fled out of the house.”
(NIV)
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer.
In three days Pharaoh will lift
up your
head and
restore you to your
office, and you shall
place Pharaoh’s cup in his
hand as
formerly, when you were his
cupbearer.
(NIV)
In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.’
and in the
uppermost basket there were
all sorts of
baked food for
Pharaoh, but the
birds were
eating it out of the
basket on my
head.”
(NIV)
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh.’
In
three days Pharaoh will lift
up your
head—
from you!—and
hang you on a
tree. And the
birds will
eat the
flesh from you.”
(NIV)
Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials:
On the
third day, which was
Pharaoh’s birthday, he
made a
feast for
all his
servants and
lifted up the
head of the
chief cupbearer and the head of the
chief baker among his
servants.
(NIV)
You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.’
You shall
be over my
house, and
all my
people shall
order themselves as you
command.
Only as regards the
throne will I be
greater than you.”
(NIV)
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.’
Moreover,
Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “I am
Pharaoh, and without your
consent no one shall lift
up hand or
foot in
all the
land of
Egypt.”
(NIV)
Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
And
Joseph stored up
grain in
great abundance,
like the
sand of the
sea, until he
ceased to
measure it, for it could
not be
measured.
(NIV)
When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
Portions were
taken to them from Joseph’s table, but
Benjamin’s portion was
five times as
much as any of theirs. And they
drank and were
merry with him.
(NIV)
I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.’
I myself will
go down with you to
Egypt, and I
will also bring you
up again, and
Joseph’s hand shall
close your
eyes.”
(NIV)
Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.
Thus
Israel settled in the
land of
Egypt,
in the
land of
Goshen.
And they
gained possessions in it, and were
fruitful and
multiplied greatly.
(NIV)
and said to me, “I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.”
and
said to me, ‘
Behold, I will make you
fruitful and
multiply you, and I will
make of you a
company of
peoples and will
give this land to your
offspring after you for an
everlasting possession.’
(NIV)
But his father refused and said, ‘I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.’
But his
father refused and
said,
“I
know, my
son, I
know. He
also shall become a
people, and he also shall be
great.
Nevertheless,
his
younger brother shall be
greater than he, and his
offspring shall become a
multitude of
nations.”
(NIV)
Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.’
And
Joseph said to his
brothers, “I am about to
die, but
God will visit you and bring you up
out of this
land to the
land that he
swore to
Abraham, to
Isaac, and to
Jacob.”
(NIV)
And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, ‘God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.’
Then
Joseph made the
sons of
Israel swear,
saying, “
God will
surely visit you, and you shall carry
up my
bones from here.”
(NIV)
but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
But the
people of
Israel were
fruitful and
increased greatly; they
multiplied and
grew exceedingly strong, so that the
land was
filled with them.
(NIV)
Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.’
Come,
let us
deal shrewdly with them,
lest they
multiply, and, if
war breaks out,
they join our
enemies and
fight against us and
escape from the
land.”
(NIV)
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites
But the more they were
oppressed, the
more they
multiplied and the more they
spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in
dread of the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
So
God dealt
well with the
midwives. And the
people multiplied and grew
very strong.
(NIV)
When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, ‘I drew him out of the water.’
When the
child grew older, she
brought him to
Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her
son. She
named him Moses, “
Because,” she
said, “I
drew him out of the
water.”
(NIV)
One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labour. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
One
day,
when
Moses had
grown up, he
went out to his
people and
looked on their
burdens, and he
saw an
Egyptian beating a
Hebrew, one of his
people.
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