Genesis 17:6

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
Genesis 17:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהִפְרֵתִ֤י אֹֽתְךָ֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְגוֹיִ֑ם וּמְלָכִ֖ים מִמְּךָ֥ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃

  1. וְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.Ti“and I will make fruitful”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּרָה · “be fruitful” · Strong's H6509
  2. אֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.Kha“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. בִּמְאֹ֣דbim.'Od“with muchness”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  4. מְאֹ֔דme.'Od“muchness”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  5. וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.kha“and I will make you”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
  6. לְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.Yim“into nations”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  7. וּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.Khim“and kings”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  8. מִמְּךָ֥mime.Kha“from you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  9. יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'u“they will come out”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “produce” · Strong's H3318M
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)