Genesis
Genesis 28:14
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.