Genesis 35 · Verse 11

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 35:11, King James Version

Genesis 35:11 in other translations

BSBAnd God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
WEBGod said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.
ASVAnd 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;
YLTAnd God saith to him, ‘I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out;
DARBYAnd God said to him, I am the Almighty God: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee; and kings shall come out of thy loins.
BBEAnd God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;
WebsterAnd God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.

What does Genesis 35:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 35:6-15

The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are empty things, if we do not meet with God in them. There Jacob buried Deborah, Rebekah's nurse. She died much lamented. Old servants in a family, that have in their time been faithful and useful, ought to be respected. God appeared to Jacob. He renewed the…

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Genesis 35:11 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
ל֨וֹloto <the> him
אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אֲנִ֨י'a.NiIH589
אֵ֤ל'el[am] GodH410
שַׁדַּי֙sha.DaiAlmightyH7706
פְּרֵ֣הpe.Rehbe fruitfulH6509
וּרְבֵ֔הu.re.Vehand multiplyH7235
גּ֛וֹיGoya nationH1471
וּקְהַ֥לu.ke.Haland a company ofH6951
גּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimnationsH1471
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961
מִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kafrom youH4480
וּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.Khimand kingsH4428
מֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khafrom loins yourH2504
יֵצֵֽאוּ\׃ye.Tze.'uthey will come outH3318

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Cross references for Genesis 35:11

  • Genesis 17:1

    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.

  • Genesis 9:1

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

  • Genesis 22:17

    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;

  • Genesis 17:5-7

    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  • Exodus 6:3

    And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:18

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

  • Genesis 28:3-4

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

  • Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

  • Genesis 15:5

    And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

  • Genesis 12:2

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

  • Genesis 18:18

    Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

  • 1 Samuel 1:1-28

    Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God Almighty.
17:1; 18:14; 43:14; 48:3,4; Ex 6:3; 2Co 6:18
a nation.
12:2; 13:16; 15:5; 17:5-7,16; 18:18; 22:17; 28:3,4,14; 32:12; 46:3
48:4; Ex 1:7; Nu 1:1-26:65; 1Sa 1:1- 2Ch 36:23

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Context

  • Genesis 35:10

    And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

  • 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 35:12

    And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

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Genesis 35:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y díjole Dios: Yo soy el Dios Omnipotente: crece y multiplícate; una nación y conjunto de naciones procederá de ti, y reyes saldrán de tus lomos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Dieu lui dit: Je suis le ✶Dieu Tout-puissant; fructifie et multiplie; une nation, et une multitude de nations, proviendra de toi; et des rois sortiront de tes reins.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Gott sprach zu ihm: Ich bin Gott, der Allmächtige, sei fruchtbar und mehre dich; eine Nation und ein Haufe von Nationen soll aus dir werden, und Könige sollen aus deinen Lenden hervorkommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dixitque ei: Ego Deus omnipotens: cresce, et multiplicare: gentes et populi nationum ex te erunt, reges de lumbis tuis egredientur,