I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make (A)you into nations, and (B)kings shall come from you.

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I will make you very fruitful;(A) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(B)

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“Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be (A)the father of a multitude of nations.

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“As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B)

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and (A)Jesse the father of David the king.

And (B)David was the father of Solomon by (C)the wife of Uriah, and (D)Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,[a] and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, (E)and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos,[b] and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and (F)Josiah the father of (G)Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: (H)Jechoniah was the father of (I)Shealtiel,[c] and (J)Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of (K)Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to (L)the Christ fourteen generations.

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  1. Matthew 1:7 Asaph is probably an alternate spelling of Asa; some manuscripts Asa; also verse 8
  2. Matthew 1:10 Amos is probably an alternate spelling of Amon; some manuscripts Amon; twice in this verse
  3. Matthew 1:12 Greek Salathiel; twice in this verse

and Jesse the father of King David.(A)

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(B)

Solomon the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

Abijah the father of Asa,

Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,

Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

Uzziah the father of Jotham,

Jotham the father of Ahaz,

Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,(C)

Manasseh the father of Amon,

Amon the father of Josiah,

11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[a] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.(D)

12 After the exile to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,(E)

Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,(F)

13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,

Abihud the father of Eliakim,

Eliakim the father of Azor,

14 Azor the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Akim,

Akim the father of Elihud,

15 Elihud the father of Eleazar,

Eleazar the father of Matthan,

Matthan the father of Jacob,

16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,(G) and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.(H)

17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah.

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  1. Matthew 1:11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12

11 And God said to him, (A)“I am God Almighty:[a] be (B)fruitful and multiply. (C)A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[b]

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  1. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew from your loins

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[a];(A) be fruitful and increase in number.(B) A nation(C) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(D)

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  1. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai

16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will (A)give[a] you a son by her. I will bless her, and (B)she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

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  1. Genesis 17:16 Hebrew have given

16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.(A) I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations;(B) kings of peoples will come from her.”

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20 And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, (A)who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom (B)tribute, custom, and toll were paid.

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20 Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates,(A) and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them.

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31 (A)These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites. 32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, the name of his city being Dinhabah. 33 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 35 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith. 36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 37 Samlah died, and Shaul of (B)Rehoboth on the Euphrates[a] reigned in his place. 38 Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 39 Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pau; his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

40 These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their clans and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, (C)Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of (D)Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.

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  1. Genesis 36:37 Hebrew the River

The Rulers of Edom(A)

31 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king(B) reigned:

32 Bela son of Beor became king of Edom. His city was named Dinhabah.

33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah(C) succeeded him as king.

34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites(D) succeeded him as king.

35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian(E) in the country of Moab,(F) succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

36 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

37 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth(G) on the river succeeded him as king.

38 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

39 When Baal-Hanan son of Akbor died, Hadad[a] succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

40 These were the chiefs(H) descended from Esau, by name, according to their clans and regions:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied.

This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.(I)

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  1. Genesis 36:39 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 1:50); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Hadar

20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and (A)multiply him greatly. He (B)shall father twelve princes, and (C)I will make him into a great nation.

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20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers.(A) He will be the father of twelve rulers,(B) and I will make him into a great nation.(C)

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