3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude
3 God Almighty
3 "And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples;
3 "May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;
3 May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 28:3
Commentary on Genesis 28:1-5
(Read Genesis 28:1-5)
Jacob had blessings promised both as to this world and that which is to come; yet goes out to a hard service. This corrected him for the fraud on his father. The blessing shall be conferred on him, yet he shall smart for the indirect course taken to obtain it. Jacob is dismissed by his father with a solemn charge. He must not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan: those who profess religion, should not marry with those that care not for religion. Also with a solemn blessing. Isaac had before blessed him unwittingly; now he does it designedly. This blessing is more full than the former; it is a gospel blessing. This promise looks as high as heaven, of which Canaan was a type. That was the better country which Jacob and the other patriarchs had in view.