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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.
 20{i}And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.{/i} (Gen. 17:16,20)
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Gen. 35:11• 11And God said to him, I [am] God Almighty [El-Shaddai]; be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings out of thy loins shall come; (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.
 20{i}And for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will very greatly multiply him; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.{/i} (Gen. 17:4,20)
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Gen. 35:11• 11And God said to him, I [am] God Almighty [El-Shaddai]; be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings out of thy loins shall come; (Gen. 35:11)
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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 the Temanites reigned in his stead.
 35And Husham died; and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the fields 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 on 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 daughter of Mezahab.
 40And these are the names of the dukes of Esau, according to their families, after their places, with their names: duke Timna, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
 41duke Oholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
 42duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
 43duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom, according to their dwelling-places in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of Edom. (Gen. 36:31‑43)
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Ezra 4:20• 20{i}And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.{/i} (Ezra 4:20)
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Matt. 1:6‑17• 6{i}and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;{/i}
 7{i}and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,{/i}
 8{i}and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,{/i}
 9{i}and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,{/i}
 10{i}and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,{/i}
 11{i}and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.{/i}
 12{i}And after the carrying away of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel,{/i}
 13{i}and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor,{/i}
 14{i}and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,{/i}
 15{i}and Eliud begat Eliazar, and Eliazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,{/i}
 16{i}and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.{/i}
 17{i}All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David [were] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.{/i} (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.

W. Kelly Translation

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I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee;