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Berean Standard Bible

“And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.”

Hebrews 11:12

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Hebrews 11 is the great chapter on faith, tracing how people trusted God's promises before seeing them fulfilled. This verse concerns Abraham and Sarah, who were old and childless when God promised them descendants.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

American Standard Version (ASV)

wherefore also there sprang of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand, which is by the sea-shore, innumerable.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So that from one man, who was near to death, came children in number as the stars in heaven, or as the sand by the seaside, which may not be numbered.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

therefore, also from one were begotten -- and that of one who had become dead -- as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that is by the sea-shore -- the innumerable.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por lo cual también, de uno, y ése ya amortecido, salieron como las estrellas del cielo en multitud, y como la arena innumerable que está á la orilla de la mar.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y así de este hombre que era demasiado viejo, nacieron tantos descendientes como las estrellas del cielo y tan incontables como la arena a la orilla del mar.

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