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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: (KJV)

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וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.Khaso I may make you

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 1

לְג֣וֹיle.Goyinto a nation

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 2

גָּד֔וֹלga.Dolgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 15:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 3

וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaand I will bless you

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpu1cs)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 4

וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הva.'a.ga.de.Lahand I will make great

Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpc1cs)

Meaning: to magnify

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 25:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 5

שְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaname your

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 6

וֶהְיֵ֖הveh.Yehand you be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 7

בְּרָכָֽה\׃be.ra.Khaha blessing

Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: blessing

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 28:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Genesis 12:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I will make	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
you into a great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
nation	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
and I will bless you	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
I will make your name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
great	→	גָּדַל H1431 to magnify
so that you will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a blessing	→	בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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