And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect;

And Abram fell on his face, and God spoke with him, saying:

No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.

that in blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies.

And in your Seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

God also said to him: I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come forth from your loins.

And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!

And Jacob said to Joseph: God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Jehovah I have not been known to them.

i1 [A Song of Ascents for Solomon.] i0 par Unless Jehovah builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless Jehovah guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the flying creatures of the heavens, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.

So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your seed also could be numbered.

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands; and may your seed possess the gates of those who hate them.

And the name of the second he called Ephraim: For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Behold, children are a heritage from Jehovah, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Blessed is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

i1 [A Song of Ascents.] i0 par Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in His ways.

Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine inside your house, your children like olive plants around your table.

Jehovah bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.