Genesis 32:12 Go deeper

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And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. (KJV)

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וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 1

אָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.tayou have said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

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 32:12 word 2

הֵיטֵ֥בhei.Tevcertainly <to do good>

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

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

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 34:18, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 3

אֵיטִ֖יב'ei.TivI will do good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

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

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 34:18, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 4

עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith you

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 5

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.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 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 6

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 32:12 word 7

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 32:12 word 8

כְּח֣וֹלke.Chollike [the] sand of

Lemma: חוֹל (chol) · Strong's: H2344

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

Meaning: sand

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 2:12, Deuteronomy 33:19, Joshua 11:4, Judges 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2344; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 9

הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 10

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 32:12 word 11

לֹא\־lo'-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 32:12 word 12

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 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 13

מֵרֹֽב\׃me.Rofrom multitude

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Genesis 32:12 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

But You	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
have said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I will surely make you prosper	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
. . .	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
. . .	→	עִם H5973A with
and I will make	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
your offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
like the sand	→	חוֹל H2344 sand
of the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
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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