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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 1

מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel of

Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397H

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

Meaning: messenger: angel

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 16:7, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 16:11, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4397H; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 2

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 3

הַרְבָּ֥הhar.Bahcertainly <to increase>

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 4

אַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehI will increase

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 5

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 16:10 word 6

זַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'Ekhoffspring 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 16:10 word 7

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 8

יִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.Ferit will be counted

Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A

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

Meaning: to recount

Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 9

מֵרֹֽב\׃me.Rofrom multitude

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Genesis 16:10 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the angel	→	מַלְאָךְ H4397H messenger: angel
. . .	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
added	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I will greatly multiply	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
. . .	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
your offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
so that	→	לֹא H3808 not
they will be too numerous	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
to count	→	סָפַר H5608A to recount

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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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