Genesis 28:3
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3 May God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.(A)
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- 28.3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
Genesis 35:11
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11 God said to him, “I am God Almighty:[a] be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall spring from you.(A)
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- 35.11 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
Genesis 48:3
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3 And Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me(A)
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- 48.3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
Genesis 17:1-6
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The Sign of the Covenant
17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;[a] walk before me, and be blameless.(A) 2 And I will make my covenant between me and you and will make you exceedingly numerous.”(B) 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations.(C) 5 No longer shall your name be Abram,[b] but your name shall be Abraham,[c] for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations.(D) 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.(E)
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Genesis 13:16
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16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.(A)
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Genesis 9:1
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The Covenant with Noah
9 God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.(A)
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Genesis 1:28
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28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”(A)
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Genesis 24:60
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60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,
“May you, our sister, become
thousands of myriads;
may your offspring gain possession
of the gates of their foes.”(A)
Genesis 22:17-18
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17 I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,(A) 18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(B)
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Revelation 21:22
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22 I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.
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2 Corinthians 6:18
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18 and I will be your father,
and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”(A)
Exodus 6:3
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3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty,[a] but by my name ‘The Lord’[b] I did not make myself known to them.(A)
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Genesis 43:14
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14 may God Almighty[a] grant you mercy before the man, so that he may send back your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”(A)
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- 43.14 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
Psalm 127:1
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Psalm 127
God’s Blessings in the Home
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
1 Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain.(A)
Genesis 41:52
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52 The second he named Ephraim,[a] “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”(A)
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Psalm 127:3-128:6
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3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.(A)
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons of one’s youth.
5 Happy is the man who has
his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.(B)
Psalm 128
The Happy Home of the Faithful
A Song of Ascents.
1 Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways.(C)
2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.(D)
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.(E)
4 Thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
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