Genesis

Genesis 48:19

19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But his fatherאָבִ֗יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןway·mā·’ênConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3985 refuse
I knowיָדַ֤עְתִּֽיyā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
my sonבְנִי֙ḇə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Heה֥וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
tooגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
shall becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih·yeh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a peopleלְּעָ֖םlə·‘āmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and heה֣וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
tooוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
shall be greatיִגְדָּ֑לyiḡ·dālVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
neverthelessוְאוּלָ֗םwə·’ū·lāmConjunctionH199 but, but indeed
his youngerהַקָּטֹן֙haq·qā·ṭōnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant
brotherאָחִ֤יו’ā·ḥîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
shall be greaterיִגְדַּ֣לyiḡ·dalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
than heמִמֶּ֔נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and his offspringוְזַרְע֖וֹwə·zar·‘ōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
shall becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a multitudeמְלֹֽא־mə·lō-Noun - masculine singular constructH4393 fulness, that which fills
of nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃hag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

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Deuteronomy 33:17 · Numbers 1:33–35 · Genesis 25:28 · Genesis 48:14 · Genesis 17:20–21

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