Genesis
Genesis 26:4
4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make your descendants | זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zar·‘ă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| as numerous | וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י | wə·hir·bê·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| as 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 I will give | וְנָתַתִּ֣י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָאֵ֑ל | hā·’êl | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H411 these, those |
| lands | הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת | hā·’ă·rā·ṣōṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H776 earth, land |
| 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 | גּוֹיֵ֥י | gō·w·yê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1471 nation, people |
| of the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 3:25 · Genesis 15:5 · Genesis 12:2–3 · Genesis 13:16 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Galatians 3:8 · Exodus 32:13 · Galatians 3:16 · Psalm 72:17 · Genesis 17:4–8 · Genesis 15:18 · Genesis 18:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.