Genesis 28:4
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
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ASV
and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.
KJV
And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְיִֽתֶּן־ | ve.yi.ten- | and may he give | H5414 → |
| לְךָ֙ | le.Kha | to <the> you | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בִּרְכַּ֣ת | bir.Kat | [the] blessing of | H1293 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֔ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| לְךָ֖ | le.Kha | to you | |
| וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ | u.le.zar.'a.Kha | and to offspring your | H2233 → |
| אִתָּ֑ךְ | 'i.Takh | with you | H854 → |
| לְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙ | le.rish.te.Kha | to take possession of you | H3423 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | 'E.retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| מְגֻרֶ֔יךָ | me.gu.Rei.kha | sojournings your | H4033 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| נָתַ֥ן | na.Tan | he gave | H5414 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃ | le.'av.ra.Ham | to Abraham | H85 → |
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