Genesis
Genesis 12:2–3
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
- b 12:3 See Galatians 3:8|GAL 3:8
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 12:2
| 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 12:2 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.