I watered and took care of the bamboo seed for years, but it didn't sprout.

我给这株竹子种子浇水、悉心照料了很多年，但它没有发芽。

youdao

But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

惟独我的仆人迦勒，因他另有一个心志，专一跟从我，我就把他领进他所去过的那地。他的后裔也必得那地为业。

youdao

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

又说，我必使你的后裔极其繁多，甚至不可胜数。

youdao

And if we're successful, then I think it becomes the seed of a broader set of agreements.

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It raised a seed round from angel investors include Michael Dearing, about whom I wrote in May.

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