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825 B
825 B
They were fruitful and multiplied greatly
The word "multiplied" explains how they were "fruitful." AT: "They had very many children" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
were fruitful
Here "fruitful" means to prosper or to have children. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
seventeen years
"17 years" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
so the years of Jacob's life were one hundred forty-seven years
"so Jacob lived to be 147 years old" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)