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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues speaking to Isaac.
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# I will multiply your descendants
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"I will cause you to have very many descendants."
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# like the stars of heaven
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This speaks about the number of Isaac's descendants as if they were the same as the number of stars. See how you translated this in [Genesis 22:17 ](../22/17.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# heaven
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This refers to everything we see above the earth, including the sun, moon, and stars.
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# all the nations of the earth will be blessed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "I will bless all the nations of the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])