Genesis
Genesis 12:1–3
1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.a
2I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
so that you will be a blessing.
3I will bless those who bless you
and curse those who curse you;
and all the families of the earth
will be blessed through you.b”
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 12:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abram | אַבְרָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| Leave | לֶךְ־ | leḵ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| your | לְךָ֛ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| country | מֵאַרְצְךָ֥ | mê·’ar·ṣə·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
| your kindred | וּמִמּֽוֹלַדְתְּךָ֖ | ū·mim·mō·w·laḏ·tə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4138 nativity, lineage, native country |
| and your father’s | אָבִ֑יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| household | וּמִבֵּ֣ית | ū·mib·bêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and go to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| I will show you | אַרְאֶֽךָּ׃ | ’ar·’e·kā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
Genesis 12:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make | וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ | wə·’e·‘eś·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| you into a great | גָּד֔וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| nation | לְג֣וֹי | lə·ḡō·w | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| and I will bless you | וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ | wa·’ă·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| I will make your name | שְׁמֶ֑ךָ | šə·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| great | וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה | wa·’ă·ḡad·də·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| so that you will be | וֶהְיֵ֖ה | weh·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a blessing | בְּרָכָֽה׃ | bə·rā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
Genesis 12:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will bless | וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ | wa·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| those who bless you | מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ | mə·ḇā·rə·ḵe·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| and curse | אָאֹ֑ר | ’ā·’ōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H779 curse |
| those who curse you | וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ | ū·mə·qal·lel·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| and all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the families | מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | miš·pə·ḥōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of the earth | הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| will be blessed | וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ | wə·niḇ·rə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| through you | בְךָ֔ | ḇə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 12:1 Hebrews 11:8 · Nehemiah 9:7 · Acts 7:2–6 · Isaiah 51:2 · Joshua 24:2–3 · Luke 14:26–33 · Genesis 11:31–32 · Genesis 15:7 · Ezekiel 33:24 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Psalm 45:10–11 · Isaiah 41:9
Genesis 12:2 2 Samuel 7:9 · Galatians 3:14 · Genesis 18:18 · Genesis 17:4–6 · Genesis 28:3–4 · Genesis 35:11 · Genesis 46:3 · Genesis 26:4 · Genesis 24:35 · Genesis 13:16 · Genesis 15:5 · Exodus 1:7
Genesis 12:3 Galatians 3:8 · Genesis 22:18 · Acts 3:25–26 · Genesis 27:29 · Numbers 24:9 · Genesis 26:4 · Genesis 28:14 · Genesis 18:18 · Galatians 3:16 · Romans 4:11 · Exodus 23:22 · Galatians 3:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.