Genesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
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ASV
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
KJV
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| בָרֵ֣ךְ | va.Rekh | surely <bless> | H1288 → |
| אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗ | 'a.va.rekh.Kha | I will bless you | H1288 → |
| וְהַרְבָּ֨ה | ve.har.Bah | and certainly <to increase> | H7235 → |
| אַרְבֶּ֤ה | 'ar.Beh | I will increase | H7235 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zar.'a.Kha | offspring your | H2233 → |
| כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י | ke.chokh.Vei | like [the] stars of | H3556 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| וְכַח֕וֹל | ve.kha.Chol | and like the sand | H2344 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [is] on | H5921 → |
| שְׂפַ֣ת | se.Fat | [the] shore of | H8193 → |
| הַיָּ֑ם | hai.Yam | the sea | H3220 → |
| וְיִרַ֣שׁ | ve.yi.Rash | so <it> may take possession of | H3423 → |
| זַרְעֲךָ֔ | zar.'a.Kha | offspring your | H2233 → |
| אֵ֖ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שַׁ֥עַר | Sha.'ar | [the] gate of | H8179 → |
| אֹיְבָֽיו׃ | 'o.ye.Vav | enemies its | H341 → |
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