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Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye <i>are</i>, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand-fold more than you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your fathers, add to you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as he promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times more, and bless you as He promised you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God has even promised to bless us a thousand times more, and I pray that he will. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May the LORD God of your ancestors make you a thousand times more numerous, and may he bless you as he has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase your numbers a thousand times more, and may he bless you, as he promised you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you just as he said he would!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />May Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as you [are], one thousand times, and blesses you as He has spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah, God of your fathers, is adding to you, as ye are, a thousand times, and doth bless you as He hath spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah the God of your fathers will add to you as ye a thousand times, and he will bless you as he spake to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to this number many thousands more, and may he bless you, just as he has said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times over, and bless you as he promised!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />(May the LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times as many more as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, the God of your fathers, will add to you your equal a thousand times and will bless you just as He said to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as He hath promised you!--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord God of your fathers add to you a thousand-fold more than you are, and bless you as he has spoken to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=100" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/1.htm">Moses Appoints Leaders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">May the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of your fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·sêp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">increase you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/kā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-msc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pə·‘ā·mîm (N-fp) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">times over</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: wî·ḇā·rêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">and bless</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He has promised.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a></span><br />And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a></span><br />I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a></span><br />Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a></span><br />Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-8.htm">1 Kings 3:8-9</a></span><br />Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. / Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23</a></span><br />David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm">2 Samuel 7:29</a></span><br />Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-14.htm">Psalm 115:14</a></span><br />May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Isaiah 51:2</a></span><br />Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Jeremiah 30:19</a></span><br />Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Ezekiel 36:37</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-14.htm">Hebrews 6:14</a></span><br />saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Acts 7:17</a></span><br />As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18</a></span><br />Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!)</p><p class="hdg">make you</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">2 Samuel 24:3</a></b></br> And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see <i>it</i>: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-3.htm">1 Chronicles 21:3</a></b></br> And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they <i>be</i>: but, my lord the king, <i>are</i> they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-14.htm">Psalm 115:14</a></b></br> The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.</p><p class="hdg">and bless you</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a></b></br> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></b></br> That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which <i>is</i> upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a></b></br> And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/5-7.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/numbers/24-1.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/numbers/32-24.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/numbers/35-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/28-23.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/25-3.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-10.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-1.htm">Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-6.htm">briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-14.htm">of giving them officers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">of sending the spies to search the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">of his anger for their incredulity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">and disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May the LORD, the God of your fathers,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the continuity of faith and covenant from the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to the present generation of Israelites. It underscores the faithfulness of God to His promises and His enduring relationship with His chosen people. The invocation of "the God of your fathers" serves as a reminder of the historical and spiritual heritage that the Israelites are part of, linking them to the foundational promises made in Genesis (e.g., <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>).<p><b>increase you a thousand times over</b><br>This expression of blessing reflects the covenantal promise of multiplication and prosperity. It echoes the promises given to Abraham about his descendants being as numerous as the stars (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>) and the sand on the seashore (<a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>). The phrase suggests not only numerical growth but also an increase in influence and strength, which is a recurring theme in the blessings pronounced over Israel.<p><b>and bless you</b><br>The concept of blessing in the Old Testament is multifaceted, encompassing material prosperity, fertility, peace, and divine favor. This blessing is not merely a wish but a declaration of God's intention to fulfill His promises. It aligns with the blessings outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where obedience to God's commandments results in comprehensive well-being.<p><b>as He has promised.</b><br>This phrase reaffirms the reliability and faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises. It points back to the covenantal assurances given to the patriarchs and reiterated throughout the history of Israel. The fulfillment of God's promises is a central theme in the narrative of the Bible, culminating in the New Testament with the coming of Jesus Christ, who is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises to His people (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Moses is addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. He is reminding them of God's promises and blessings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The audience of Moses' speech, they are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and are about to enter Canaan after wandering in the desert for 40 years.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who made promises to the patriarchs and is faithful to fulfill them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, a central theme in the journey and destiny of the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs.htm">The Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob)</a></b><br>The forefathers of the Israelite nation, to whom God made the original promises of blessing and multiplication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God is faithful to fulfill His promises, as seen in His dealings with the patriarchs and the nation of Israel. Believers can trust in God's promises today, knowing He is unchanging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_multiplication.htm">The Blessing of Multiplication</a></b><br>The blessing of multiplication is not just numerical but also spiritual. As believers, we are called to grow in faith and influence, impacting the world for God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_blessings.htm">Intergenerational Blessings</a></b><br>God's promises often extend beyond the immediate generation, impacting future descendants. We should live in a way that honors God and sets a foundation for future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_encouragement.htm">The Role of Leadership in Encouragement</a></b><br>Moses, as a leader, speaks blessings and encouragement over the people. Leaders today should also seek to bless and encourage those they lead, pointing them to God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_provision.htm">Dependence on God's Provision</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey reminds us of our dependence on God's provision and guidance. In our lives, we should continually seek God's direction and trust in His provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_obeying_parents.htm">What does the Bible instruct about obeying parents?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_god_is_our_father.htm">What does it mean for God to be our Father?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_solomon_punished_for_intermarriage.htm">1 Kings 11:9-10 - Why does God punish Solomon for foreign marriages here when other biblical figures also intermarried without similar consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut_5_2-3_with_ancestors.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2-3 says the covenant was made with the present generation, yet other passages imply it was made with their ancestors; how do we reconcile this?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The Lord God of your fathers . . . bless you.</span>--This appears to belong distinctly to the Book of Deuteronomy. It can hardly be a record of what was spoken long before. It brings the living speaker before us in a way that precludes imitation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - It was not the vast increase of the people in numbers that distressed Moses, rather was this to him a matter of rejoicing, and his desire was that their increase might become still greater, even a thousandfold. But he felt his own inability, as leader, ruler, and judge, alone to cope with so vast a multitude. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֽוֹתֵכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">increase you</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹסֵ֧ף</span> <span class="translit">(yō·sêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thousand</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">times over</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּעָמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(pə·‘ā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bless</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḇā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has promised.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Deuteronomy 1:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 1:11 Yahweh the God of your fathers make (Deut. 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