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And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. (KJV)

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וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.Tiand I will make

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 1

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 2

זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.Khaoffspring your

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

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

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 3

כַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.Farlike [the] dust of

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 28:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 4

הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 5

אֲשֶׁ֣ר\׀'a.Sherwhich

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 6

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 7

יוּכַ֣לyu.Khalhe will be able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 8

אִ֗ישׁ'Ishanyone

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 9

לִמְנוֹת֙lim.nOtto count

Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4487

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to count

Used 28 times. Also: Numbers 23:10, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 20:25, 2 Kings 12:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4487; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 10

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 11

עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far[the] dust of

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

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

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 28:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 12

הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 13

גַּֽם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 14

זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.Khaoffspring your

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

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

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 15

יִמָּנֶֽה\׃yi.ma.Nehit will numbered

Lemma: מָנָה (ma.nah) · Strong's: H4487

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: to count

Used 28 times. Also: Numbers 23:10, 2 Samuel 24:1, 1 Kings 3:8, 1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 20:25, 2 Kings 12:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4487; TAHOT Genesis 13:16 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

I will make	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
your offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
like the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
so that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
if	→	אִם H0518A if
one	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
could	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
count	→	מָנָה H4487 to count
the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
then	→	גַּם H1571 also
your offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
could be counted	→	מָנָה H4487 to count

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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