# surely bless "certainly bless" # I will greatly multiply your descendants "I will cause your descendants to increase again and again" or "I will cause your descendants to be very many" # as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore "beyond what you can count" # as the stars of the heavens Here the word "heavens" refers to everything we see above the earth, including the sun, moon, and stars. # will possess the gate of their enemies "will completely triumph over their enemies"