"And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for mult…" — Genesis 32:12

Genesis 32:12 · KJV

“And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.”

— Genesis 32:12

Verse 11

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, {and} the mother with the children. {with: Heb. upon}

Verse 13

And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

Genesis 32 — Context

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. {I am not...: Heb. I am less than all}

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, {and} the mother with the children. {with: Heb. upon}

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

Cross References

Genesis 28:13-15

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I {am} the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Hebrews 6:17

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed {it} by an oath: {confirmed...: Gr. interposed himself by}

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Genesis 22:17

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which {is} upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; {shore: Heb. lip}

Titus 1:2

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}

Genesis 46:3-4

And he said, I {am} God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

2 Timothy 2:13

If we believe not, {yet} he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Genesis 32:6

And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.