Genesis 28:14 Go deeper

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And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (KJV)

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וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will be

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

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 28:14 word 1

זַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'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 28:14 word 2

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 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 3

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 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 4

וּפָרַצְתָּ֛u.fa.ratz.Taand you will spread out

Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to break through

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 5

יָ֥מָּהYa.mahwest -ward

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220H

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

Meaning: sea: west

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:14, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 27:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220H; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 6

וָקֵ֖דְמָהva.Ke.de.mahand east -ward

Lemma: קֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924B

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

Meaning: east

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 25:6, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, Leviticus 1:16, Leviticus 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924B; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 7

וְצָפֹ֣נָהve.tza.Fo.nahand north -ward

Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G

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

Meaning: north

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25, Exodus 38:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 8

וָנֶ֑גְבָּהva.Neg.bahand south -ward

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H

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

Meaning: south

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9, Exodus 40:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 9

וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּve.niv.ra.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 28:14 word 10

כָּל\־kol-all

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 28:14 word 11

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 28:14 word 12

הָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.Mahthe earth

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Genesis 28:14 word 13

וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ\׃u.ve.zar.'E.khaand by offspring 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 28:14 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Your descendants	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like the dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
and you will spread out	→	פָּרַץ H6555 to break through
to the west	→	יָם H3220H sea: west
and east	→	קֵ֫דֶם H6924B east
and north	→	צָפוֹן H6828G north
and south	→	נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south
All	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the families	→	מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family
of the earth	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil
will be blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
through you	→
and your offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children

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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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