Genesis

Genesis 22:16–18

¹⁶saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, ¹⁷I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants^e like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. ¹⁸And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,^f because you have obeyed My voice.”

Footnotes

e 22:17 Cited in Hebrews 6:14|HEB 6:14
f 22:18 Cited in Acts 3:25|ACT 3:25

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Genesis 22:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
By Myself	בִּ֥י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
I have sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי	niš·ba‘·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7650 swear
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you have done	עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
and have not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
withheld	חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ	ḥā·śaḵ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
your only	יְחִידֶֽךָ׃	yə·ḥî·ḏe·ḵā	Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3173 only one, solitary
son	בִּנְךָ֥	bin·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son

Genesis 22:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will surely bless you	בָרֵ֣ךְ	ḇā·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H1288 kneel, bless
and I will multiply	וְהַרְבָּ֨ה	wə·har·bāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your descendants	זַרְעֲךָ֙	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
like the stars	כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י	kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3556 star
in the sky	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the sand	וְכַח֕וֹל	wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2344 sand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the seashore	שְׂפַ֣ת	śə·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
Your descendants	זַרְעֲךָ֔	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
will possess	וְיִרַ֣שׁ	wə·yi·raš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the gates	שַׁ֥עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of their enemies	אֹיְבָֽיו׃	’ō·yə·ḇāw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to

Genesis 22:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And through your offspring	בְזַרְעֲךָ֔	ḇə·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
nations	גּוֹיֵ֣י	gō·w·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1471 nation, people
of the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will be blessed	וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ	wə·hiṯ·bā·ră·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1288 kneel, bless
because	עֵ֕קֶב	‘ê·qeḇ	Conjunction	H6118 consequence
you have obeyed	שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
My voice	בְּקֹלִֽי׃	bə·qō·lî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice

Cross-references

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Genesis 22:16 Luke 1:73 · Hebrews 6:13–14 · Psalm 105:9 · Jeremiah 51:14 · Romans 4:13–14 · Jeremiah 49:13 · Isaiah 45:23 · Genesis 12:2

Genesis 22:17 Genesis 15:5 · Genesis 24:60 · Jeremiah 33:22 · Genesis 26:4 · Genesis 13:16 · Psalm 2:8–9 · Psalm 72:8–9 · Numbers 24:17–19 · Revelation 11:15 · Ephesians 1:3 · Deuteronomy 1:10 · Joshua 1:1–10

Genesis 22:18 Acts 3:25 · Galatians 3:16 · Genesis 12:3 · Genesis 26:4–5 · Genesis 18:18 · Galatians 3:8–9 · Jeremiah 7:23 · Psalm 72:17 · Ephesians 1:3 · Galatians 3:28–29 · Galatians 3:18 · Romans 1:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.