Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised! New Living Translation And may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, multiply you a thousand times more and bless you as he promised! English Standard Version May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you! Berean Standard Bible May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised. King James Bible (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) New King James Version May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! New American Standard Bible May the LORD, the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you! NASB 1995 ‘May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you! NASB 1977 ‘May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you! Legacy Standard Bible May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you! Amplified Bible May the LORD, the God of your fathers, add to you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, just as He has promised you! Christian Standard Bible May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as he promised you. Holman Christian Standard Bible May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as He promised you. American Standard Version Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you! Contemporary English Version God has even promised to bless us a thousand times more, and I pray that he will. English Revised Version The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you! GOD'S WORD® Translation May the LORD God of your ancestors make you a thousand times more numerous, and may he bless you as he has promised. Good News Translation May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised! International Standard Version May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase your numbers a thousand times more, and may he bless you, as he promised you. Majority Standard Bible May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised. NET Bible Indeed, may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you just as he said he would! New Heart English Bible The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you. Webster's Bible Translation (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) World English Bible May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you! Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as you [are], one thousand times, and blesses you as He has spoken to you. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as ye are, a thousand times, and doth bless you as He hath spoken to you. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah the God of your fathers will add to you as ye a thousand times, and he will bless you as he spake to you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bible(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.) Catholic Public Domain Version May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to this number many thousands more, and may he bless you, just as he has said. New American Bible May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times over, and bless you as he promised! New Revised Standard Version May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa Bible(May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times as many more as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!) Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH, the God of your fathers, will add to you your equal a thousand times and will bless you just as He said to you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as He hath promised you!-- Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord God of your fathers add to you a thousand-fold more than you are, and bless you as he has spoken to you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Appoints Leaders…10The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. 11May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised. 12But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?… Cross References 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 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 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.’” 1 Kings 3:8-9 Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. / Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?” 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. 2 Samuel 7:29 Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.” Psalm 115:14 May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children. Isaiah 51:2 Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him. Jeremiah 30:19 Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled. Ezekiel 36:37 This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock. Hebrews 6:14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.” Acts 7:17 As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number. 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.” Treasury of Scripture (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!) make you 2 Samuel 24:3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 1 Chronicles 21:3 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? Psalm 115:14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. and bless you 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 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; Genesis 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; Jump to Previous Adding Bless Blessing Increase Promised Thousand TimesJump to Next Adding Bless Blessing Increase Promised Thousand TimesDeuteronomy 1 1. Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year6. briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb 14. of giving them officers 19. of sending the spies to search the land 34. of his anger for their incredulity 41. and disobedience May the LORD, the God of your fathers, This phrase emphasizes the continuity of faith and covenant from the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to the present generation of Israelites. It underscores the faithfulness of God to His promises and His enduring relationship with His chosen people. The invocation of "the God of your fathers" serves as a reminder of the historical and spiritual heritage that the Israelites are part of, linking them to the foundational promises made in Genesis (e.g., Genesis 12:1-3). increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe speaker of this verse, Moses is addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. He is reminding them of God's promises and blessings. 2. The Israelites The audience of Moses' speech, they are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and are about to enter Canaan after wandering in the desert for 40 years. 3. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who made promises to the patriarchs and is faithful to fulfill them. 4. The Promised Land (Canaan) The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, a central theme in the journey and destiny of the Israelites. 5. The Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) The forefathers of the Israelite nation, to whom God made the original promises of blessing and multiplication. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness to His PromisesGod is faithful to fulfill His promises, as seen in His dealings with the patriarchs and the nation of Israel. Believers can trust in God's promises today, knowing He is unchanging. The Blessing of Multiplication The blessing of multiplication is not just numerical but also spiritual. As believers, we are called to grow in faith and influence, impacting the world for God's kingdom. Intergenerational Blessings God's promises often extend beyond the immediate generation, impacting future descendants. We should live in a way that honors God and sets a foundation for future generations. The Role of Leadership in Encouragement Moses, as a leader, speaks blessings and encouragement over the people. Leaders today should also seek to bless and encourage those they lead, pointing them to God's promises. Dependence on God's Provision The Israelites' journey reminds us of our dependence on God's provision and guidance. In our lives, we should continually seek God's direction and trust in His provision.(11) The Lord God of your fathers . . . bless you.--This appears to belong distinctly to the Book of Deuteronomy. It can hardly be a record of what was spoken long before. It brings the living speaker before us in a way that precludes imitation.Verse 11. - It was not the vast increase of the people in numbers that distressed Moses, rather was this to him a matter of rejoicing, and his desire was that their increase might become still greater, even a thousandfold. But he felt his own inability, as leader, ruler, and judge, alone to cope with so vast a multitude. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May the LORD,יְהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of your fathers, אֲבֽוֹתֵכֶ֗ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father increase you יֹסֵ֧ף (yō·sêp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment a thousand אֶ֣לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 505: A thousand times over פְּעָמִ֑ים (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence and bless וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ (wî·ḇā·rêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse you אֶתְכֶ֔ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He has promised. דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links Deuteronomy 1:11 NIVDeuteronomy 1:11 NLT Deuteronomy 1:11 ESV Deuteronomy 1:11 NASB Deuteronomy 1:11 KJV Deuteronomy 1:11 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 1:11 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 1:11 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 1:11 French Bible Deuteronomy 1:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:11 Yahweh the God of your fathers make (Deut. 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