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Genesis 17

Gen. 17:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will make
parah (Hebrew #6509)
to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
Pronounce: paw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee exceeding
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
fruitful
parah (Hebrew #6509)
to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
Pronounce: paw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and I will make
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
h nations
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
of thee, and kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
shall come out
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
of thee.
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Gen. 17:16,20• 16And 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.
 20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. (Gen. 17:16,20)
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Gen. 35:11• 11And 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; (Gen. 35:11)

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Gen. 17:4,20• 4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
 20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. (Gen. 17:4,20)
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Gen. 35:11• 11And 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; (Gen. 35:11)
kings.
Gen. 17:16• 16And 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. (Gen. 17:16)
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Gen. 36:31‑43• 31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
 32And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
 33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
 34And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
 35And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
 36And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
 37And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
 38And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
 39And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
 40And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
 41Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
 42Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
 43Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites. (Gen. 36:31‑43)
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Ezra 4:20• 20There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. (Ezra 4:20)
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Matt. 1:6‑17• 6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
 7And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
 8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
 9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
 10And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
 11And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
 12And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
 13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
 14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
 15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
 16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. (Matt. 1:6‑17)
• “I will make”—“I will establish”—“I will give”—“I will bless.” In a word, it is all God and His actings; and this is real rest for the poor heart that has learned anything of itself. (“Genesis 17” by C.H. Mackintosh)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.