Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted. New Living Translation And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of the earth, they cannot be counted! English Standard Version I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. Berean Standard Bible I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. King James Bible And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. New King James Version And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. New American Standard Bible I will make your descendants as plentiful as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted. NASB 1995 “I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered. NASB 1977 “And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered. Legacy Standard Bible And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your seed can also be numbered. Amplified Bible I will make your descendants [as numerous] as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the [grains of] dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted. Christian Standard Bible I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. American Standard Version And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered. Contemporary English Version I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count those specks of dust than to count your descendants. English Revised Version And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will also give you as many descendants as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then he could also count your descendants. Good News Translation I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth! International Standard Version I'll make your descendants as plentiful as the specks of dust of the earth, so that if one could count the specks of dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted. Majority Standard Bible I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. NET Bible And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted. New Heart English Bible I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring also could be counted. Webster's Bible Translation And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. World English Bible I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I have set your seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even your seed is numbered; Young's Literal Translation And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered; Smith's Literal Translation And I made thy seed as the dust of the earth, that if a man shall be able to reckon up the dust of the earth, thy seed also shall be reckoned up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth. If any man is able to number the dust of the earth, he will be able to number your offspring as well. New American Bible I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth; if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants too might be counted. New Revised Standard Version I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth; so that if you can number the dust of the earth, then shall your descendants also be numbered. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I shall make him, your seed, as the dust of the Earth so that if you can count the dust of the Earth, your seed also will be counted. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I will make thy seed like the dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Renews the Promise to Abram…15for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. 16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. 17Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”… Cross References Genesis 15:5 And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” Genesis 22:17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. Genesis 26:4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, Genesis 28:14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. Exodus 32:13 Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” Deuteronomy 1:10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Deuteronomy 10:22 Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky. 1 Kings 4:20 The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. 1 Chronicles 27:23 David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. Nehemiah 9:23 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ Romans 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Romans 9:7-8 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. Galatians 3:16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. Galatians 3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. Treasury of Scripture And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be numbered. Genesis 12:2,3 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: … Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. Genesis 17:6,16,20 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee… Jump to Previous Able Children Count Counted Descendants Dust Earth Numbered Offspring SeedJump to Next Able Children Count Counted Descendants Dust Earth Numbered Offspring SeedGenesis 13 1. Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.6. Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot. 8. Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country, 10. and Lot goes toward Sodom. 14. God renews his promise to Abram. 18. He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar. I will make your offspring The phrase "I will make" indicates a divine promise and action. In Hebrew, the word used here is "שׂוּם" (sum), which means to set, place, or appoint. This is a direct assurance from God to Abram, emphasizing God's sovereign power to fulfill His promises. The term "offspring" is translated from the Hebrew "זֶרַע" (zera), meaning seed or descendants. This promise is foundational to the Abrahamic covenant, highlighting the future nation that will arise from Abram, which is central to the narrative of the Israelites and their role in God's redemptive plan. like the dust of the earth so that if one could count the dust of the earth then your offspring could be counted Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥י (wə·śam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set your offspring זַרְעֲךָ֖ (zar·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity like the dust כַּעֲפַ֣ר (ka·‘ă·p̄ar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land so that אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not one אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind could יוּכַ֣ל (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power count לִמְנוֹת֙ (lim·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll the dust עֲפַ֣ר (‘ă·p̄ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land then גַּֽם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and your offspring זַרְעֲךָ֖ (zar·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity could be counted. יִמָּנֶֽה׃ (yim·mā·neh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll Links Genesis 13:16 NIVGenesis 13:16 NLT Genesis 13:16 ESV Genesis 13:16 NASB Genesis 13:16 KJV Genesis 13:16 BibleApps.com Genesis 13:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 13:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 13:16 French Bible Genesis 13:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 13:16 I will make your offspring as (Gen. 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