12. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Hebrews 11:12:1 ⧉διὸtheeotherefore Hebrews 11:12:2 ⧉καὶkeand Hebrews 11:12:3 ⧉ἀφʼaffrom Hebrews 11:12:4 ⧉ἑνὸςenosone Hebrews 11:12:5 ⧉ἐγεννήθησανeyeneetheesanwere born Hebrews 11:12:6 ⧉καὶkeand Hebrews 11:12:7 ⧉ταῦταtaftaand this Hebrews 11:12:8 ⧉νενεκρωμένουnenekromenuhaving been dead Hebrews 11:12:9 ⧉καθὼςkathosas Hebrews 11:12:10 ⧉τὰtathe Hebrews 11:12:11 ⧉ἄστραastrastars Hebrews 11:12:12 ⧉τοῦtooof the Hebrews 11:12:13 ⧉οὐρανοῦooranuheaven Hebrews 11:12:14 ⧉τῷtoin Hebrews 11:12:15 ⧉πλήθειpleetheenumber Hebrews 11:12:16 ⧉καὶkeand Hebrews 11:12:17 ⧉ὡςosas Hebrews 11:12:18 ⧉ἡeethe Hebrews 11:12:19 ⧉ἄμμοςammossand Hebrews 11:12:20 ⧉ἡeethe Hebrews 11:12:21 ⧉παρὰparabeside Hebrews 11:12:22 ⧉τὸtothe Hebrews 11:12:23 ⧉χεῖλοςkheelosshore Hebrews 11:12:24 ⧉τῆςteesof the Hebrews 11:12:25 ⧉θαλάσσηςthalaseessea Hebrews 11:12:26 ⧉ἡeethe Hebrews 11:12:27 ⧉ἀναρίθμητοςanareethmeetosinnumerable |
12. Formal Translation Therefore, from one man—and he was as good as dead—there were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand by the edge of the sea, the innumerable. |
12. Dynamic Translation So then, from a single man—and he was as good as dead—there came descendants as countless as the stars in the sky and as the sand along the seashore. |