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And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. (KJV)
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וְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.Tiand I will make fruitful
Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6509
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: be fruitful
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7, Genesis 17:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6509; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 1
אֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.Kha<obj.> you
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 17:6 word 2
בִּמְאֹ֣דbim.'Odwith muchness
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Acmsa (Acmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 3
מְאֹ֔דme.'Odmuchness
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 4
וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaand I will make you
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to give: make
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30, Genesis 48:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 5
לְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.Yiminto nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 6
וּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.Khimand kings
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 7
מִמְּךָ֥mime.Khafrom you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 8
יֵצֵֽאוּ\׃ye.Tze.'uthey will come out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to come out: produce
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 35:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Genesis 17:6 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will make you exceedingly | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| . . . | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| fruitful | → | פָּרָה H6509 be fruitful |
| I will make | → | נָתַן H5414I to give: make |
| nations [of you] | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| and kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| will descend | → | יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce |
| from you | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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