Genesis
Genesis 28:13–15
13And there at the topc the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. 14Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. 15Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Footnotes
- c 28:13 Or there beside him
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 28:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| at the top | עָלָיו֮ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| was standing | נִצָּ֣ב | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| and saying | וַיֹּאמַר֒ | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵי֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your father | אָבִ֔יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֣ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| and the God | וֵאלֹהֵ֖י | wê·lō·hê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Isaac | יִצְחָ֑ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| I will give you | אֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה | ’et·tə·nen·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| and your descendants | וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ | ū·lə·zar·‘e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| the land | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| on which | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| now lie | שֹׁכֵ֣ב | šō·ḵêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
Genesis 28:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your descendants | זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zar·‘ă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| will be | וְהָיָ֤ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like the dust | כַּעֲפַ֣ר | ka·‘ă·p̄ar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| of the earth | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and you will spread out | וּפָרַצְתָּ֛ | ū·p̄ā·raṣ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6555 break through |
| to the west | יָ֥מָּה | yām·māh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3220 sea |
| and east | וָקֵ֖דְמָה | wā·qê·ḏə·māh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| and north | וְצָפֹ֣נָה | wə·ṣā·p̄ō·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| and south | וָנֶ֑גְבָּה | wā·neḡ·bāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the families | מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | miš·pə·ḥōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of the earth | הָאֲדָמָ֖ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| will be blessed | וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּ | wə·niḇ·ră·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1288 kneel, bless |
| through you | בְךָ֛ | ḇə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and your offspring | וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ | ū·ḇə·zar·‘e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
Genesis 28:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I | אָנֹכִ֜י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am with you | עִמָּ֗ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5973 with |
| and I will watch over you | וּשְׁמַרְתִּ֙יךָ֙ | ū·šə·mar·tî·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| wherever | בְּכֹ֣ל | bə·ḵōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| you go | תֵּלֵ֔ךְ | tê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and I will bring you back | וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ | wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | הָאֲדָמָ֖ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| leave | אֶֽעֱזָבְךָ֔ | ’e·‘ĕ·zā·ḇə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| you until | עַ֚ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֔יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have promised | דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי | dib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 28:13 Genesis 13:15 · Genesis 35:12 · Genesis 48:3 · Genesis 26:24 · Genesis 35:1 · Genesis 12:7 · Exodus 3:6 · Genesis 46:3 · Matthew 22:32 · Hebrews 11:16 · Genesis 26:3 · Genesis 35:17
Genesis 28:14 Genesis 12:3 · Genesis 22:18 · Genesis 18:18 · Acts 3:25 · Genesis 13:16 · Genesis 26:4 · Galatians 3:8 · Genesis 13:14 · Galatians 3:16 · Deuteronomy 12:20 · Genesis 35:11–12 · Genesis 32:12
Genesis 28:15 Joshua 1:5 · Isaiah 41:10 · Jeremiah 1:19 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Genesis 26:24 · Genesis 31:3 · Psalm 121:5–8 · Hebrews 13:5–6 · Genesis 26:3 · Isaiah 43:2 · Matthew 24:35 · 1 Kings 8:57
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.