Genesis

Genesis 28:3

3May God Almightyb bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

Footnotes

  • b 28:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May Godוְאֵ֤לwə·’êlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH410 god
Almightyשַׁדַּי֙šad·dayNoun - proper - masculine singularH7706 Almighty
blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְyə·ḇā·rêḵVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
youאֹֽתְךָ֔’ō·ṯə·ḵāDirect object marker; second person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
and make you fruitfulוְיַפְרְךָ֖wə·yap̄·rə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply youוְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָwə·yar·be·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
so that you may becomeוְהָיִ֖יתָwə·hā·yî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a companyלִקְהַ֥לliq·halPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of peoplesעַמִּֽים׃‘am·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH5971 people

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.