Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
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ASV
and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
KJV
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ | va.'a.va.ra.Khah | so let me bless | H1288 → |
| מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ | me.Va.re.Khei.kha | [those who] bless you | H1288 → |
| וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ | u.me.ka.lel.Cha | and [one who] disdains you | H7043 → |
| אָאֹ֑ר | 'a.'Or | I will curse | H779 → |
| וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ | ve.niv.re.Khu | and they will be blessed | H1288 → |
| בְךָ֔ | ve.Kha | by <the> you | |
| כֹּ֖ל | kol | all | H3605 → |
| מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | mish.pe.Chot | [the] clans of | H4940 → |
| הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ | ha.'a.da.Mah | the earth | H127 → |
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