Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And so, after he had patiently endured,.... He waited long for a son, from whom the Messiah was to spring, after he had had the promise of one; and he endured many afflictions with patience, in his…
Barnes' Notes
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee - That is, I will certainly bless thee. The phrase is a Hebrew mode of expression, to denote emphasis or certainty - indicated by the repetition of a word;…
Adam Clarke
Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee - I will continue to bless thee.
Multiplying I will multiply thee - I will continue to increase thy posterity. In the most literal manner God continues to…
The apostle, having applied himself to the fears of the Hebrews, in order to excite their diligence and prevent their apostasy, now proceeds to apply himself to their hopes, and candidly declares the…
Cambridge Bible
blessing I will bless thee The repetition represents the emphasis of the Hebrew, which expresses a superlative by repeating the word twice.
I will multiply thee In the Heb. and LXX. we have "I will…
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