Genesis 22:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 I will bless you and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies,(A)
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Numbers 23:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 Who has ever counted the dust of Jacob,
who numbered Israel’s dust-cloud?[a]
May I die the death of the just,
may my end be like theirs!
Footnotes
- 23:10 The dust of Jacob…Israel’s dust-cloud: the Israelites will be as numerous as the dust kicked up by Israel in its march through the wilderness.
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