Genesis

Genesis 28:3–4

³May God Almighty^b bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ⁴And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Footnotes

b 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai

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Genesis 28:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May God	וְאֵ֤ל	wə·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Almighty	שַׁדַּי֙	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
bless	יְבָרֵ֣ךְ	yə·ḇā·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
you	אֹֽתְךָ֔	’ō·ṯə·ḵā	Direct object marker; second person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and make you fruitful	וְיַפְרְךָ֖	wə·yap̄·rə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply you	וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ	wə·yar·be·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
so that you may become	וְהָיִ֖יתָ	wə·hā·yî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a company	לִקְהַ֥ל	liq·hal	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of peoples	עַמִּֽים׃	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people

Genesis 28:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And may He give	וְיִֽתֶּן־	wə·yit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the blessing	בִּרְכַּ֣ת	bir·kaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1293 blessing
of Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
to you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and your descendants	וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣	ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
so that you may possess	לְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙	lə·riš·tə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
where you dwell as a foreigner	מְגֻרֶ֔יךָ	mə·ḡu·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4033 sojourning-place, dwelling-place
the land	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
gave	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃	lə·’aḇ·rā·hām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham

Cross-references

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Genesis 28:3 Genesis 48:3 · Genesis 35:11 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Genesis 17:1–6 · Genesis 1:28 · Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 13:16 · Genesis 43:14 · Genesis 41:52 · Genesis 24:60 · 2 Corinthians 6:18 · Revelation 21:22

Genesis 28:4 Galatians 3:14 · Genesis 12:7 · Genesis 17:6–8 · Ephesians 1:3 · Genesis 15:18–21 · Galatians 3:8 · Genesis 22:17–18 · Psalm 72:17 · Genesis 13:14–17 · Genesis 15:5–7 · Genesis 12:1–3 · Psalm 39:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.