Hebrews 11:12

11:12 So in fact children ¹  were fathered by one man – and this one as good as dead – like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand ²  on the seashore. ³ 

Hebrews 13:9

13:9 Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. ⁴  For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, ⁵  which have never benefited those who participated in them.

[11:12]  ¹ tn Grk “these”; in the translation the referent (children) has been specified for clarity.

[11:12]  ² tn Grk a collective “the sand.”

[11:12]  ³ sn An allusion to Gen 22:17 (which itself goes back to Gen 15:5).

[13:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.”

[13:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11).