Genesis 32:12
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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.But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
In other translations
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.But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
Hebrew words
וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859אָמַרְתָּ'amartayou have saidH559הֵיטֵבheitevcertainly <to do good>H3190אֵיטִיב'eitivI will do goodH3190עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973וְשַׂמְתִּיvesamtiand I will makeH7760אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853זַרְעֲךָzar'akhaoffspring yourH2233כְּחוֹלkechollike [the] sand ofH2344הַיָּםhaiyamthe seaH3220אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִסָּפֵרyisaferit will be countedH5608מֵרֹב׃merofrom multitudeH7230
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