God & Savior

Genesis 48:4

and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
Genesis 48:4
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַ֗י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. הִנְנִ֤יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  4. מַפְרְךָ֙maf.re.Kha“[am] about to make fruitful you”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרָה · “be fruitful” · Strong's H6509
  5. וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָve.hir.bi.Ti.kha“and I will multiply you”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  6. 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
  7. לִקְהַ֣לlik.Hal“<into> a company of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָהָל · “assembly” · Strong's H6951
  8. עַמִּ֑ים'a.Mim“peoples”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  9. וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.Ti“and I will give”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. הָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  12. הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  13. לְזַרְעֲךָ֥le.zar.'a.Kha“to offspring your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  14. אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.kha“after you”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  15. אֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.Zat“a possession of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֲחֻזָּה · “possesion” · Strong's H0272
  16. עוֹלָֽם׃o.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)