Study it in the app“And Elohim said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and an assembly of nations will come from you, and kings will come out from your loins.”
And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Iאֲנִיam ElאֵלShaddai.שַׁדַּיBe fruitfulפְּרֵהand multiply;וּרְבֵהa nationגּוֹיand an assemblyוּקְהַלof nationsגּוֹיִםwill comeיִהְיֶהfrom you,מִמֶּךָּand kingsוּמְלָכִיםwill come outיֵצֵאוּfrom your loins.מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsEl, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearsShaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appearsbe fruitful
Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.
Where else “pere” appearsmultiply
To grow in number.
Where else “reve” appearsnation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appearsassembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kehal” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihye” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetseu” appearsloins
Loins: the waist, seen as the source of offspring and strength.
Where else “chalatse” appears10Elohim said to him, “Your name is Jacob; your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel will be your name.” So he called his name Israel.
11 · This verse (above)
12The land that I gave to Abraham and to Isaac I will give to you, and to your offspring after you I will give the land.”
1. What it says
What did Elohim tell Jacob to do at Bethel, and what did his household leave behind (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Jacob that he asks his household to put away the foreign gods (vv. 2-3)?
3. How I live it
What gets in the way of your trust in Elohim, and could you leave it behind?
