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Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
Genesis 17:16
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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)

וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔הּ וְגַ֨ם נָתַ֧תִּי מִמֶּ֛נָּה לְךָ֖ בֵּ֑ן וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙ וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה לְגוֹיִ֔ם מַלְכֵ֥י עַמִּ֖ים מִמֶּ֥נָּה יִהְיֽוּ׃

  1. וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.Ti“and I will bless”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  2. אֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> her”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. וְגַ֨םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  4. נָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.ti“I will give”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  5. מִמֶּ֛נָּהmi.Me.nah“from her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  6. לְךָ֖le.Kha“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  7. בֵּ֑ןBen“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.ha“and I will bless her”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  9. וְהָֽיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tah“and she will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.Yim“<into> nations”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  11. מַלְכֵ֥יmal.Khei“kings of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  12. עַמִּ֖ים'a.Mim“peoples”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. מִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nah“from her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  14. יִהְיֽוּ׃yih.Yu“they will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)