Genesis
Genesis 32:12
12But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But You | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have said | אָמַ֔רְתָּ | ’ā·mar·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will surely make you prosper | הֵיטֵ֥ב | hê·ṭêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| and I will make | וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י | wə·śam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| your offspring | זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zar·‘ă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| like the sand | כְּח֣וֹל | kə·ḥō·wl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2344 sand |
| of the sea | הַיָּ֔ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| too numerous | מֵרֹֽב׃ | mê·rōḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| to count | יִסָּפֵ֖ר | yis·sā·p̄êr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
Cross-references
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Genesis 28:13–15 · Hebrews 6:17 · Matthew 24:35 · Genesis 46:3–4 · Titus 1:2 · 2 Timothy 2:13 · Genesis 22:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.