Genesis
Genesis 28:4
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.”
Word by word
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| 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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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.