Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
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ASV
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
KJV
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י | ve.hif.re.Ti | and I will make fruitful | H6509 → |
| אֹֽתְךָ֙ | 'o.te.Kha | <obj.> you | H853 → |
| בִּמְאֹ֣ד | bim.'Od | with muchness | H3966 → |
| מְאֹ֔ד | me.'Od | muchness | H3966 → |
| וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ | u.ne.ta.Ti.kha | and I will make you | H5414 → |
| לְגוֹיִ֑ם | le.go.Yim | into nations | H1471 → |
| וּמְלָכִ֖ים | u.me.la.Khim | and kings | H4428 → |
| מִמְּךָ֥ | mime.Kha | from you | H4480 → |
| יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ | ye.Tze.'u | they will come out | H3318 → |
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