I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make (A)nations of you, 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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“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be (A)a father of [a]many nations.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:4 Lit. a multitude of nations

“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 begot David the king.

(B)David the king begot Solomon by her [a]who had been the wife of Uriah. (C)Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot (D)Abijah, and Abijah begot [b]Asa. Asa begot (E)Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot (F)Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot (G)Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. 10 (H)Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot [c]Amon, and Amon begot (I)Josiah. 11 (J)Josiah begot [d]Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were (K)carried away to Babylon.

12 And after they were brought to Babylon, (L)Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot (M)Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. 14 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. 15 Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. 16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of (N)Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:6 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Greek.
  2. Matthew 1:7 NU Asaph
  3. Matthew 1:10 NU Amos
  4. Matthew 1:11 Or Coniah or Jehoiachin

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 Also God said to him: (A)“I am God Almighty. (B)Be fruitful and multiply; (C)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

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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 And I will bless her (A)and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother (B)of nations; (C)kings of peoples shall be from her.”

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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 There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have (A)ruled over all the region (B)beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them.

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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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The Kings of Edom

31 (A)Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: 32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 33 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 34 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 35 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith. 36 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 37 And when Samlah died, Saul of (B)Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. 38 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 39 And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, [a]Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was [b]Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

The Chiefs of Esau

40 And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief [c]Alvah, Chief Jetheth, 41 Chief [d]Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of [e]the Edomites.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:39 Sam., Syr. Hadad and 1 Chr. 1:50
  2. Genesis 36:39 Pai, 1 Chr. 1:50
  3. Genesis 36:40 Aliah, 1 Chr. 1:51
  4. Genesis 36:41 Or Oholibamah
  5. Genesis 36:43 Heb. Edom

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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Footnotes

  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 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and (A)will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget (B)twelve princes, (C)and I will make him 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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