Genesis 35:11
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
פָּרָה
be fruitful
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פָּרָה
Fruitful. Parah. To bear fruit, to increase and multiply. God's first command was be fruitful. He made us for increase, not just survival. He wants us to flourish.
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שַׁדַּי
Almighty
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שַׁדַּי
Almighty, all-sufficient. Shaddai. El Shaddai. The God who is more than enough for every need. He has unlimited resources and unlimited power to provide.
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יָצָא
they will come out
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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גּוֹי
a nation
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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מִן
from/ you
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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