Deuteronomy 1:11

Verse

May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.

American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!

May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times greater in number than you are, and give you his blessing as he has said!

Douay-Rheims 1899

(The Lord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands, and bless you as he hath spoken.)

Free Bible Version

May the Lord, the God of your forefathers, multiply you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised.

Geneva Bible 1599

(The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many moe as ye are, and blesse you, as he hath promised you)

King James (Authorized) Version

(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!)

One Unity Resource Bible

Adonai , the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you! (2)

Translation for Translators

And I hope/desire that Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors worshiped, will cause us to become 1,000 times as numerous as we are now and that he will bless us just like he promised to do.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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!

Noah Webster Bible

(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!)

World English Bible

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!

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Context

Moses Appoints Leaders

¹⁰The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.¹¹May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.¹²But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?

Summary

In Deuteronomy 1:11, Moses blesses the Israelites, acknowledging the fulfillment of God's promise to make them as numerous as the stars in the sky. This verse reflects God's faithfulness in multiplying His chosen people, demonstrating His sovereignty and provision. It serves as a reminder of God's covenant with Abraham to bless his descendants abundantly. The imagery of the stars symbolizes the vastness and greatness of the blessings God bestows upon His people, reinforcing the idea of divine favor and fulfillment of divine promises.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are,.... This prayer he made, or this blessing he pronounced on them, to show that he did not envy their increase, nor was any ways uneasy at it, but rejoiced in it, though he gave it as a reason of his not being able to govern them alone: and bless you, as he hath promised you: with all kind of blessings, as he had often promised their fathers.