“And there shall cleaue nought of the cursed thing to thine hand, that the Lord may turne from the fiercenesse of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and haue compassion vpon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers;”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
13:17 Multiply thee - So thou shalt have no loss of thy numbers by cutting off so many people.