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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. (KJV)

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וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙va.'a.va.ra.Khahso let me bless

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

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

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 12:3 word 1

מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָme.Va.re.Khei.kha[those who] bless you

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

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 12:3 word 2

וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖u.me.ka.lel.Chaand [one who] disdains you

Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)

Meaning: to lighten

Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Exodus 18:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT Genesis 12:3 word 3

אָאֹ֑ר'a.'OrI will curse

Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to curse

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 27:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Genesis 12:3 word 4

וְנִבְרְכ֣וּve.niv.re.Khuand they will be blessed

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNq3cp)

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 12:3 word 5

כֹּ֖לkolall

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 12:3 word 6

מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.Chot[the] clans of

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: family

Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Genesis 12:3 word 7

הָאֲדָמָֽה\׃ha.'a.da.Mahthe earth

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127I

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

Meaning: land: planet

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 10:6, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:16, Numbers 12:3, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127I; TAHOT Genesis 12:3 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

I will bless	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
those who bless you	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
and curse	→	אָרַר H0779 to curse
those who curse you	→	קָלַל H7043 to lighten
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the families	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
of the earth	→	אֲדָמָה H0127I land: planet
will be blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
through you	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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