Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou saidest that thou wouldest surely do me good, and wouldest make my seed as the sand of the sea which can not be numbered for multitude."
New American Standard Bible
For You said, ‘
King James Version
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Holman Bible
You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.’”
International Standard Version
Now, you promised me that "I'm certainly going to cause things to go well with you, and I'm going to make your offspring as numerous as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'"
A Conservative Version
And thou said, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
American Standard Version
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Amplified
And You [Lord] said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and make your descendants as [numerous as] the sand of the sea, which is too great to be counted.’”
Bible in Basic English
And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.
Darby Translation
And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou saidst, Doing well I will do well with thee, and I set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be counted for multitude.
King James 2000
And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now you yourself said, 'I will surely deal well with you and make your offspring as the sand of the sea that cannot be counted for abundance.'"
Modern King James verseion
And You said, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
NET Bible
But you said, 'I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.'"
New Heart English Bible
You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'"
The Emphasized Bible
But, thou thyself, saidst, - I wilt deal well with thee. So will I make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not to be counted, for multitude.
Webster
And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
World English Bible
You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'
Themes
jacob » Summary of his character » Prayerful
Prayer » Plead in the » Promises of God
Prayer » Answered » Jacob, for deliverance from esau
private Prayer » Exemplified » jacob
The promises of God » Saints » Plead, in prayer
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 32:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jacob Fears Esau
11 Deliver me from the hands of my brother Esau, for I fear him: lest he will come and smite the mother with the children. 12 Thou saidest that thou wouldest surely do me good, and wouldest make my seed as the sand of the sea which can not be numbered for multitude." 13 And he tarried there that same night, and took of that which came to hand, a present, unto Esau his brother:
Cross References
Genesis 28:13-15
Yea, and the LORD stood upon it and said, "I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father and the God of Isaac: The land which thou sleepest upon will I give thee and thy seed.
Genesis 22:17
that I will bless thee and multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand upon the sea side. And thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies.
Genesis 32:6
And the messengers came again to Jacob, saying, "We came unto thy brother Esau, and he cometh against thee; and four hundred men with him."
Genesis 46:3-4
And he said, "I am that mighty God of thy father, fear not to go down into Egypt. For I will make of thee there a great people.
Exodus 32:13
Remember Abraham, Isaac and Israel thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thine own self and saidest unto them, 'I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land which I have said, I will give unto your seed: and they shall inherit it forever.'"
Numbers 23:19
The Lord God is not a man, that he can lie; neither the son of a man, that he can repent! Should he say, and not do? Or should he speak, and not make it good?
1 Samuel 15:29
And thereto he that giveth victory to Israel, will not beguile nor repent: for he is not a man, that can repent."
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall perish: but my words shall abide.
2 Timothy 2:13
If we believe not, yet abideth he faithful. He cannot deny himself.
Titus 1:2
which is after godliness upon the hope of eternal life; which life God, that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:
Hebrews 6:17
So God, willing very abundantly to show, unto the heirs of promise, the stableness of his counsel; he added an oath,