Genesis 12:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:”
Genesis 12:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 12:28 words
וְאֶעֶשְׂךָwəʾeʿeśəḵāAnd do
לְגוֹיləgwōyTo nation
גָּדוֹלgādwōlGreat
וַאֲבָרֶכְךָwaʾăvāreḵəḵāAnd kneel
וַאֲגַדְּלָהwaʾăgadəlāhAnd be
שְׁמֶךָšəmeḵāAppellation
וֶהְיֵהwehəyēhAnd exist
בְּרָכָהbərāḵāhBenediction
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Genesis 12:2
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion