And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
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Gill's Exposition
And God Almighty bless thee,.... This is not a new blessing, distinct from that in Gen 28:1, but the same; there it is expressed in general, here the particulars of it are given; and by which it…
- Jacob’s Journey to Haran 3. קהל qâhāl, “congregation.” 9. מחלת māchălat, Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.” 19. לוּז lûz, Luz, “almond.” The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the…
Adam Clarke
That thou mayest be a multitude of people - לקהל עמים likhal ammim. There is something very remarkable in the original words: they signify literally for an assembly, congregation, or church of…
Jacob had no sooner obtained the blessing than immediately he was forced to flee from his country; and, as it if were not enough that he was a stranger and sojourner there, he must go to be more so,…
Cambridge Bible
God Almighty Heb. El Shaddai. This Divine Name is here communicated by Isaac to Jacob: see note on Gen 17:1 (P).
make … multiply See note on Gen 1:22: a phrase characteristic of P, cf. Gen 8:17; Gen…
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