"And Godª blessedª° them, saying,ª° Be fruitful,ª° and multiply,ª° and fillª°¹ the watersª in the seas,ª and let fowlª multiplyª° in the earth.ª" {Gen 1:22} + "Bring forthª° with¹ thee every¹ living thingª that¹ [is] with¹ thee, of all¹¹ flesh,ª [both] of fowl,ª and of cattle,ª and of every¹ creeping thingª that creepethª° upon¹ the earth;ª that they may breed abundantlyª° in the earth,ª and be fruitful,ª° and multiplyª° upon¹ the earth.ª" {Gen 8:17} + "And Godª blessedª°¹ Noahª and his sons,ª and saidª° unto them, Be fruitful,ª° and multiply,ª° and replenishª°¹ the earth.ª" {Gen 9:1} + "And you,¹ be ye fruitful,ª° and multiply;ª° bring forth abundantlyª° in the earth,ª and multiplyª° therein." {Gen 9:7} + "And I will blessª° her, and giveª° thee a sonª also¹ of¹ her: yea, I will blessª° her, and she shall be¹ [a mother] of nations;ª kingsª of peopleª shall be¹ of¹ her." {Gen 17:16} + "And as for Ishmael,ª I have heard¹ thee:²° Behold,¹ I have blessedª° him, and will make him fruitful,ª°¹ and will multiplyª° him exceedingly;ª twelveªª princesª shall he beget,ª° and I will make¹ him²° a greatª nation.ª" {Gen 17:20} + "That¹ in blessingª° I will blessª° thee, and in multiplyingª° I will multiplyª°¹ thy seedª as the starsª of the heaven,ª and as the sandª which¹ [is] upon¹ the seaª shore;ª and thy seedª shall possessª°¹ the gateª of his enemies;ª° ... And in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª° becauseªª thou hast obeyedª° my voice.ª" {Gen 22:17-18} + "And they blessedª°¹ Rebekah,ª and saidª° unto her, Thouª [art] our sister,ª be¹ thou²° [the mother] of thousandsª of millions,ª and let thy seedª possessª°¹ the gateª of those which hateª° them." {Gen 24:60} + "Sojournª° in this¹ land,ª and I will be¹ with¹ thee, and will blessª° thee; for¹ unto thee, and unto thy seed,ª I will giveª°¹ all¹ theseª countries,ª and I will performª°¹ the oathª which¹ I swareª° unto Abrahamª thy father;ª ... And I will make²°¹ thy seedª to multiplyª° as the starsª of heaven,ª and will giveª° unto thy seedª¹ all¹ theseª countries;ª and in thy seedª shall all¹ the nationsª of the earthª be blessed;ª°" {Gen 26:3-4} + "And the LORDª appearedª° unto¹ him the same¹ night,ª and said,ª° I¹ [am] the Godª of Abrahamª thy father:ª fearª° not,¹ for¹ I¹ [am] withª thee, and will blessª° thee, and multiplyª°¹ thy seedª for¹ my servantª Abraham'sª sake." {Gen 26:24} + "And he lifted upª°¹ his eyes,ª and sawª°¹ the womenª and the children;ª and said,ª° Who¹ [are] thoseª with thee? And he said,ª° The childrenª which¹ Godª hath graciously givenª°¹ thy servant.ª" {Gen 33:5} + "[Even] by the Godª¹ of thy father,ª who shall helpª° thee; and by² the Almighty,ª who shall blessª° thee with blessingsª of heavenª above,ª¹ blessingsª of the deepª that liethª° under,¹ blessingsª of the breasts,ª and of the womb:ª" {Gen 49:25} + "For I will have respectª° unto¹ you, and make you fruitful,ª°¹ and multiplyª° you, and establishª°¹ my covenantª with¹ you." {Lev 26:9} + "And Jabezª calledª° on the Godª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Oh thatª thou wouldest bless²° me indeed,ª° and enlargeª°¹ my coast,ª and that thine handª might be¹ with¹ me, and that thou wouldest keepª° [me] from¹ evil,ª that it may not¹ grieveª° me! And Godª grantedª° him¹ that which¹ he requested.ª°" {1Ch 4:10} + "Ammielª the sixth,ª Issacharª the seventh,ª Peulthaiª the eighth:ª for¹ Godª blessedª° him." {1Ch 26:5} + "So the LORDª blessedª°¹ the latter endª of Jobª more than his beginning:ª¹ for he had¹ fourteenªª thousandª sheep,ª and sixª thousandª camels,ª and a thousandª yokeª of oxen,ª and a thousandª she asses.ª" {Job 42:12} + "He blessethª° them also, so that they are multipliedª° greatly;ª and suffereth²° not¹ their cattleª to decrease.ª°" {Psa 107:38} + "[[A Songª of degreesª for Solomon.]]ª Except¹¹ the LORDª buildª° the house,ª they labourª° in vainª that buildª° it: except¹¹ the LORDª keepª° the city,ª the watchmanª° wakethª° [but] in vain.ª ... Happyª [is] the manª that¹ hath¹ his quiverª fullª° of¹ them: they shall not¹ be ashamed,ª° but¹ they shall speakª° with¹ the enemiesª° in the gate.ª" {Psa 127:1-5} + "Thy wifeª [shall be] as a fruitfulª° vineª by the sidesª of thine house:ª thy childrenª like oliveª plantsª round aboutª thy table.ª ... Behold,¹ that¹ thus¹ shall the manª be blessedª° that fearethª the LORD.ª" {Psa 128:3-4} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª that createdª° the heavens;ª Godª himself¹ that formedª° the earthª and madeª° it; he¹ hath establishedª° it, he createdª° it not¹ in vain,ª he formedª° it to be inhabited:ª° I¹ [am] the LORD;ª and [there is] none¹ else.¹" {Isa 45:18} + "Forbiddingª° to marry,ª° [and commanding] to abstain¹ from²° meats,ª whichª Godª hath createdª° to² be receivedª¹ withª thanksgivingª of them which believeª andª knowª° the¹ truth.ª" {1Tm 4:3} |
