Genesis

Genesis 48:3–4

³Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty^a appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me ⁴and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Footnotes

a 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai

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Genesis 48:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	יַעֲקֹב֙	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
God	אֵ֥ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
Almighty	שַׁדַּ֛י	šad·day	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty
appeared	נִרְאָֽה־	nir·’āh-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
at Luz	בְּל֖וּז	bə·lūz	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3870 Luz
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
and there He blessed	וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ	way·ḇā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
me	אֹתִֽי׃	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative

Genesis 48:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and told	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
me	אֵלַ֗י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Behold	הִנְנִ֤י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will make you fruitful	מַפְרְךָ֙	map̄·rə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply you	וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ	wə·hir·bî·ṯi·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
I will make you	וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ	ū·nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a multitude	לִקְהַ֣ל	liq·hal	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of peoples	עַמִּ֑ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
and will give	וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
this	הַזֹּ֛את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	הָאָ֧רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to your descendants	לְזַרְעֲךָ֥	lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
after you	אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ	’a·ḥă·re·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H310 behind
as an everlasting	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
possession	אֲחֻזַּ֥ת	’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H272 possession

Cross-references

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Genesis 48:3 Genesis 35:9–12 · Genesis 17:1 · Genesis 28:3 · Exodus 6:3

Genesis 48:4 Genesis 17:8 · Genesis 35:11 · Amos 9:14–15 · Exodus 1:7 · Genesis 47:27 · Genesis 26:4 · Genesis 46:3 · Genesis 12:2 · Genesis 28:3 · Genesis 32:12 · Deuteronomy 32:8 · Genesis 13:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.