Hebrews 6 · Verse 14

Hebrews 6:14

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Hebrews 6:14, King James Version

Hebrews 6:14 in other translations

BSBsaying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”
WEBsaying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.”
ASVsaying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
YLTsaying, ‘Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'
DARBYsaying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;
BBESaying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.
WebsterSaying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

What does Hebrews 6:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. multiplying ... multiply--Hebraism for superabundantly multiply. thee--The increase of Abraham's seed is virtually an increase of himself. The argument here refers to Abraham himself as an example; therefore Paul quotes Ge 22:17, "thee," instead of "thy seed."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 14. Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee. That is, I will certainly bless thee. The phrase is a Hebrew mode of expression, to denote emphasis or certainty--indicated by the repetition of a word. Comp. Gen 16:10, Ex 8:10, Joel 3:14, Jud 5:30, 15:16.

Multiplying I will multiply thee. I will greatly increase thee--I will grant thee an exceedingly numerous posterity.

(c) "Surely" Gen 22:16,17

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee - I will continue to bless thee. Multiplying I will multiply thee - I will continue to increase thy posterity. In the most literal manner God continues to fulfill this promise; genuine Christians are Abraham's seed, and God is increasing their number daily. See the notes on Gen 22:12-18 (note); and Gen 23:1 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 6:11-20

The hope here meant, is a sure looking for good things promised, through those promises, with love, desire, and valuing of them. Hope has its degrees, as faith also. The promise of blessedness God has made to believers, is from God's eternal purpose, settled between the eternal Father, Son, and Spirit. These promises of God may safely be depended upon; for here we have two things which cannot change, the counsel and…

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Hebrews 6:14 in the original Greek

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.

λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
εἰeiIfG1487
μὴνmēnsurelyG3375
εὐλογῶνeulogōnblessingG2127
εὐλογήσωeulogēsōI will blessG2127
σεseyouG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
πληθύνωνplēthunōnmultiplyingG4129
πληθυνῶplēthunōI will multiplyG4129
σε·seyou;G4771

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Cross references for Hebrews 6:14

  • 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;

  • Deuteronomy 1:10

    The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

  • Nehemiah 9:23

    Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

  • Exodus 32:13

    Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

  • Genesis 17:2

    And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

  • Genesis 48:4

    And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
multiplying.
Ge 17:2; 48:4; Ex 32:13; De 1:10; Ne 9:23

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Context

  • Hebrews 6:13

    For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

  • Hebrews 6:14

    Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

  • Hebrews 6:15

    And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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Hebrews 6:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Diciendo: De cierto te bendeciré bendiciendo, y multiplicando te multiplicaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		disant: « Certes, en bénissant je te bénirai, et en multipliant je te multiplierai ».
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sprach: "Wahrlich, reichlich werde ich dich segnen und sehr werde ich dich mehren".
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		dicens: Nisi benedicens benedicam te, et multiplicans multiplicabo te.