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Psalm 107

Psa. 107:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He blesseth
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
them also, so that they are multiplied
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
greatly
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
; and suffereth
ma`at (Hebrew #4591)
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
KJV usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, X borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (X give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Pronounce: maw-at'
Origin: a primitive root
not their cattle
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
to decrease
ma`at (Hebrew #4591)
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
KJV usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, X borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (X give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Pronounce: maw-at'
Origin: a primitive root
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He blesseth.
Psa. 128:1‑6• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Happy [is] every fearer of Jehovah,{HR}That walketh in his ways.
 2Labour of thy hands when thou shalt eat,{HR}Happy thou and well with thee:
 3Thy wife as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house;{HR}Thy sons as plants of olives around thy table.
 4Behold, thus shall be blessed{HR}A man fearing Jehovah.
 5Jehovah shall bless thee out of Zion;{HR}And see thou (in) the good of Jerusalem all thy life's days;
 6And see sons of thy sons.{HR}Peace [be] upon Israel. (Psa. 128:1‑6)
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Gen. 1:28• 28And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over fish of the sea and bird of the heavens, and over every living thing that creepeth on the earth. (Gen. 1:28)
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Gen. 9:1• 1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. (Gen. 9:1)
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Gen. 12:2• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:2)
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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 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. (Gen. 17:16,20)
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Ex. 1:7• 7And the children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and became exceeding strong; and the land was filled with them. (Ex. 1:7)
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Deut. 28:4,11• 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the offspring of thy kine, and the increase of thy sheep.
 11And Jehovah will give thee abundance of good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land that Jehovah swore unto thy fathers to give thee. (Deut. 28:4,11)
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Deut. 30:9• 9And Jehovah thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, for good; for Jehovah will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers; (Deut. 30:9)
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Jer. 30:19• 19And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. (Jer. 30:19)
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Ezek. 37:26• 26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. (Ezek. 37:26)
suffereth.
Psa. 144:13‑14• 13Our granaries full, affording from kind to kind;{HR}Our sheep bearing thousands,{HR}Bearing ten thousands in our fields;
 14Our oxen laden; no breach, and no loss,{HR}And no outcry in our streets. (Psa. 144:13‑14)
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Gen. 30:43• 43And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and bondwomen, and bondmen, and camels and asses. (Gen. 30:43)
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Gen. 31:9• 9Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and hath given [them] to me. (Gen. 31:9)
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Ex. 9:3‑7• 3behold, the hand of Jehovah shall be on thy cattle which is in the field, on the horses, on the asses, on the camels, on the oxen and on the sheep, with a very grievous plague.
 4And Jehovah will distinguish between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that the children of Israel have.
 5And Jehovah appointed a set time, saying, Tomorrow will Jehovah do this thing in the land.
 6And Jehovah did this thing on the following day, and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
 7And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. (Ex. 9:3‑7)
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Ex. 12:38• 38And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks and herds—very much cattle. (Ex. 12:38)
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Deut. 7:14• 14Thou shalt be blessed above all the peoples; there shall not be male or female barren with thee, or with thy cattle; (Deut. 7:14)
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Prov. 10:22• 22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich,{HR}And he addeth no sorrow to it. (Prov. 10:22)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he blesseth them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he blesseth them,{HR}And multiplieth greatly{HR}And their cattle he doth not diminish.