And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
Parallel translations
- WEB He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
- KJV And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
- NKJV He increased His people greatly, And made them stronger than their enemies.
- NASB And He made His people very fruitful, And made them stronger than their enemies.
- NLT And the Lord multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies.
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God multiplied His people greatly, making them stronger than their foes. It matters because He kept His promise to make Abraham's offspring numerous.
Overview
In Egypt Israel grew rapidly from a small clan into a great multitude (Exodus 1:7). This fulfilled the covenant promise of numerous descendants (Genesis 12:2; 15:5). Their increase, even under pressure, displays God's faithfulness to multiply and preserve the people through whom the Savior would come.
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- Acts 7:17As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
- Deut 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
- Heb 11:12And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
- Exod 12:37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
- Gen 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
- Exod 1:7–9but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Gen 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
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