- that ye may:
- "And I will make¹ of thee²° a greatª nation,ª and I will blessª° thee, and make²° thy name² great;ª°¹ and thou shalt be¹ a blessing:ª" {Gen 12:2} + "And I will makeª°¹ thy seedª as the dustª of the earth:ª so thatª if¹ a manª canª° numberª°¹ the dustª of the earth,ª [then] shall thy seedª also¹ be numbered.ª°" {Gen 13:16} + "And he brought him forthª°¹ abroad,ª and said,ª° Lookª° now¹ toward heaven,ª and tellª° the stars,ª if¹ thou be ableª° to numberª° them: and he saidª° unto him, Soª shall thy seedª be.¹" {Gen 15:5} + "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°" {Gen 22:17} + "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 26:4} + "And thy seedª shall be¹ as the dustª of the earth,ª and thou shalt spread abroadª° to the west,ª and to the east,ª and to the north,ª and to the south:ª and in thee and in thy seedª shall all¹ the familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 28:14} + "And the childrenª of Israelª were fruitful,ª° and increased abundantly,ª° and multiplied,ª° and waxed exceedingª mighty;ªª° and the landª was filledª° with¹ them." {Exd 1:7} + "Butª whenª the¹ timeª of the¹ promiseª drew nigh,ª° whichª Godª had swornª° to Abraham,ª the¹ peopleª grewª° andª multipliedª° inª Egypt,ª" {Act 7:17}
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