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Genesis 13:16

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Genesis 13:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֖ כַּעֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ אִם־יוּכַ֣ל אִ֗ישׁ לִמְנוֹת֙ אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ גַּֽם־זַרְעֲךָ֖ יִמָּנֶֽה׃

  1. וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.Ti“and I will make”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
  2. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.Kha“offspring your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  4. כַּעֲפַ֣רka.'a.Far“like [the] dust of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  5. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  6. אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  8. יוּכַ֣לyu.Khal“he will be able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  9. אִ֗ישׁ'Ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  10. לִמְנוֹת֙lim.nOt“to count”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָנָה · “to count” · Strong's H4487
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. עֲפַ֣ר'a.Far“[the] dust of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  13. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  14. גַּֽם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  15. זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.Kha“offspring your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  16. יִמָּנֶֽה׃yi.ma.Neh“it will numbered”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָנָה · “to count” · Strong's H4487
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)