¹⁶ I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth,^(A) so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

¹⁷ I will indeed bless you^(A) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky^(B) and the sand on the seashore.^(C) Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.^(D)