Genesis 16:10
Context16:10 I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the Lord’s angel added, 1 “so that they will be too numerous to count.” 2
Genesis 32:12
Context32:12 But you 3 said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper 4 and will make 5 your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’” 6


[16:10] 1 tn Heb “The
[16:10] 2 tn Heb “cannot be numbered because of abundance.”
[32:12] 3 tn Heb “But you, you said.” One of the occurrences of the pronoun “you” has been left untranslated for stylistic reasons.
[32:12] 4 tn Or “will certainly deal well with you.” The infinitive absolute appears before the imperfect, underscoring God’s promise to bless. The statement is more emphatic than in v. 9.
[32:12] 5 tn The form is the perfect tense with a vav (ו) consecutive, carrying the nuance of the preceding verb forward.
[32:12] 6 tn Heb “which cannot be counted because of abundance.” The imperfect verbal form indicates potential here.