Deuteronomy 1:11Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!
The setting
Same location. Moses shifts from recounting to blessing, like a dying patriarch over his family. Modern-day Jordan.
The emotion here: paternal love mixed with approaching death
The original word
barak (ברך) — to kneel in blessing, like a king conferring honor
Why it matters
A thousand times would mean 2 billion people - larger than any nation in Moses' time
Read with care
What most readers miss in Deuteronomy 1:11
This is Moses' last blessing - he's about to die and won't see the Promised Land
Common misconceptionPeople read this as Moses making a promise, but he's actually praying - asking God to exceed even His own promises.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Deuteronomy 1:11
Bible Genome reading
Deuteronomy 1:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Deuteronomy 1:11 comes from the book of Deuteronomy, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Moses. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine multiplication, covenant promises, blessing. Notable phrases: make you a thousand times as many; bless you. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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