¹⁷ I will indeed bless you^(A) and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky^(B) and the sand on the seashore.^(C) Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.^(D)

¹⁹ He considered^[a] his own body to be already dead^(A) (since he was about 100 years old)^(B) and also considered the deadness of Sarah’s womb,^(C) without weakening in the faith.