Bible: Genesis 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25

28:3 May the sovereign God 1  bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! 2  Then you will become 3  a large nation. 4 
35:11 Then God said to him, “I am the sovereign God. 1  Be fruitful and multiply! A nation – even a company of nations – will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants! 2 
43:14 May the sovereign God 1  grant you mercy before the man so that he may release 2  your other brother 3  and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them.” 4 

48:3 Jacob said to Joseph, “The sovereign God 1  appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

49:25 because of the God of your father,

who will help you, 1 

because of the sovereign God, 2 

who will bless you 3 

with blessings from the sky above,

blessings from the deep that lies below,

and blessings of the breasts and womb. 4 

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