²⁸ Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ^(A)“Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and ^(B)subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that ^[a]moves on the earth.”

¹⁷ blessing I will ^(A)bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants ^(B)as the stars of the heaven ^(C)and as the sand which is on the seashore; and ^(D)your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

²² And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name ^[a]Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall ^(A)be fruitful in the land.”

¹¹ Also God said to him: ^(A)“I am God Almighty. ^(B)Be fruitful and multiply; ^(C)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.

⁵² And the name of the second he called ^[a]Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be ^(A)fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Joseph’s Vow to Jacob

²⁷ So Israel ^(A)dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there and ^(B)grew and multiplied exceedingly.

⁴ and said to me, ‘Behold, I will ^(A)make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and ^(B)give this land to your descendants after you ^(C)as an everlasting possession.’