Genesis 28 · Verse 3

Genesis 28:3

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
Genesis 28:3, King James Version

Genesis 28:3 in other translations

BSBMay God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
WEBMay God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
ASVAnd God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples;
YLTand God Almighty doth bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and thou hast become an assembly of peoples;
DARBYAnd the Almighty God bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples.
BBEAnd may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
WebsterAnd God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

What does Genesis 28:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 That thou mayest be a multitude of people - לקהל עמים likhal ammim. There is something very remarkable in the original words: they signify literally for an assembly, congregation, or church of peoples; referring no doubt to the Jewish Church in the wilderness, but more particularly to the Christian Church, composed of every kindred, and nation, and people, and tongue. This is one essential part of the blessing of Abraham. See Gen 28:4.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 28:1-5

Chapter Outline Isaac sends Jacob to Padan-aram. (1-5) Esau marries the daughter of Ishmael. (6-9) Jacob's vision. (10-15) The stone of Beth-el. (16-19) Jacob's vow. (20-22) Verses 1-5 Jacob had blessings promised both as to this world and that which is to come; yet goes out to a hard service. This corrected him for the fraud on his father. The blessing shall be conferred on him, yet he shall smart for the indirect…

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Genesis 28:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֵ֤לve.'Eland GodH410
שַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiAlmightyH7706
יְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.Rekhmay he blessH1288
אֹֽתְךָ֔'o.te.Kha<obj.> youH853
וְיַפְרְךָ֖ve.yaf.re.Khaand may he make fruitful youH6509
וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָve.yar.Be.khaand may he multiply youH7235
וְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will becomeH1961
לִקְהַ֥לlik.Hal<into> a company ofH6951
עַמִּֽים\׃'a.MimpeoplesH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 28:3

  • Genesis 48:3

    And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

  • Genesis 35:11

    And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

  • Genesis 17:1-6

    And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. …

  • Genesis 1:28

    And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

  • Genesis 22:17-18

    That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

  • Genesis 9:1

    And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

  • Genesis 43:14

    And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

  • Genesis 13:16

    And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

  • Genesis 41:52

    And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

  • Genesis 24:60

    And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

  • Revelation 21:22

    And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:18

    And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God.
17:1-6; 22:17,18; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; Ex 6:3; Ps 127:1; 2Co 6:18
Re 21:22
and make.
1:28; 9:1; 13:16; 24:60; 41:52; Ps 127:3-5; 128:1-6
a multitude. Heb. an assembly.

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Context

  • Genesis 28:2

    Arise, go to Padan–aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.

  • Genesis 28:3

    And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

  • Genesis 28:4

    And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

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Genesis 28:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el Dios omnipotente te bendiga, y te haga fructificar, y te multiplique, hasta venir á ser congregación de pueblos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et que le ✶Dieu Tout-puissant te bénisse, et te fasse fructifier et te multiplie, afin que tu deviennes une assemblée de peuples;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gott, der Allmächtige, segne dich und mache dich fruchtbar und mehre dich, daß du zu einer Schar von Völkern werdest;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deus autem omnipotens benedicat tibi, et crescere te faciat, atque multiplicet, ut sis in turbas populorum.