Read Full ChapterAnd so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore{G1352} sprang there{G1080}{(G5681)} even{G2532} of{G575} one{G1520}, and{G2532} him{G5023} as good as dead{G3499}{(G5772)}, so many as{G2531} the stars{G798} of the sky{G3772} in multitude{G4128}, and{G2532} as{G5616} the sand{G285} which{G3588} is by{G3844} the sea{G2281} shore{G5491} innumerable{G382}.
Strong's King James
(12) Therefore, born from one and him as good as dead, this, "AS THE STARS OF THE SKY IN NUMBER AND INNUMERABLE AS THE SAND BY THE SEA'S LIP."
The F.O.G
[12] And so from one man – physically as good as dead in terms of fertility – came descendants as numerous as stars scattered across the night sky and as countless as grains of sand on the seashore.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
wherefore, also from one were begotten—and that of one who had become dead—as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that is by the sea-shore—the innumerable.
Young's Literal Translation
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