Genesis

Genesis 13:15–16

¹⁵for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.^a

¹⁶I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Footnotes

a 13:15 Cited in Galatians 3:16|GAL 3:16

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Genesis 13:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	הָאָ֛רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
see	רֹאֶ֖ה	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
I will give	אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה	’et·tə·nen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to you	לְךָ֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and your offspring	וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖	ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while

Genesis 13:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will make	וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י	wə·śam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
your offspring	זַרְעֲךָ֖	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
like the dust	כַּעֲפַ֣ר	ka·‘ă·p̄ar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
so that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
one	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
could	יוּכַ֣ל	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
count	לִמְנוֹת֙	lim·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign
the dust	עֲפַ֣ר	‘ă·p̄ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6083 dry earth, dust
of the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
then	גַּֽם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
your offspring	זַרְעֲךָ֖	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
could be counted	יִמָּנֶֽה׃	yim·mā·neh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4487 count, number, reckon, assign

Cross-references

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Genesis 13:15 2 Chronicles 20:7 · Genesis 15:18 · Genesis 12:7 · Genesis 35:12 · Acts 7:5 · Psalm 37:22 · Psalm 37:29 · Nehemiah 9:7–8 · Psalm 105:9–12 · Deuteronomy 26:2–4 · Genesis 48:4 · Exodus 33:1

Genesis 13:16 Numbers 23:10 · Genesis 28:14 · Genesis 22:17 · Genesis 32:12 · Exodus 32:13 · Romans 4:16–18 · 1 Kings 3:8 · Genesis 15:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.