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Genesis 48:19

But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
Genesis 48:19
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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)

וַיְמָאֵ֣ן אָבִ֗יו וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי בְנִי֙ יָדַ֔עְתִּי גַּם־ה֥וּא יִֽהְיֶה־לְּעָ֖ם וְגַם־ה֣וּא יִגְדָּ֑ל וְאוּלָ֗ם אָחִ֤יו הַקָּטֹן֙ יִגְדַּ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְזַרְע֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מְלֹֽא־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

  1. וַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'En“and he refused”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָאֵן · “to refuse” · Strong's H3985
  2. אָבִ֗יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  3. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. יָדַ֤עְתִּֽיya.Da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  5. בְנִי֙ve.Ni“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  7. גַּם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  8. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  9. יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-“he will become”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לְּעָ֖םle.'Am“<into> a people”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  11. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  12. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  13. יִגְדָּ֑לyig.Dal“he will become great”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  14. וְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.Lam“and but”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from אוּלָם · “but” · Strong's H0199
  15. אָחִ֤יו'a.Chiv“brother his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  16. הַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.Ton“<the> young”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָטֹן · “young” · Strong's H6996H
  17. יִגְדַּ֣לyig.Dal“he will become great”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  18. מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nu“more than him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  19. וְזַרְע֖וֹve.zar.'O“and offspring his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  20. יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  21. מְלֹֽא־me.lo'-“[the] fullness of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מְלֹא · “fullness” · Strong's H4393
  22. הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.Yim“the nations”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)