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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 12:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 12:28 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/אֶֽעֶשְׂ/ךָ֙wəʾeʿeśəkā
so I may make youconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
לְ/ג֣וֹיləgwōy
into a nationpronH1471
heathen · nation · people
גָּד֔וֹלgādwōl
greatadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
וַ/אֲבָ֣רֶכְ/ךָ֔waʾăbārekəkā
and I will bless youconjH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
וַ/אֲגַדְּלָ֖הwaʾăgadəlāh
and I will make greatconjH1431
boast · bring up · exceed · excellent ···
שְׁמֶ֑/ךָšəmekā
name yournounH8034
base · named · renown · report
וֶ/הְיֵ֖הwehəyēh
and you beconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
בְּרָכָֽהbərākāh
a blessingnounH1293
liberal · pool · present
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago
I Will Make You Great
God's promise to Abraham is specific: descendants, land, and a name - a reputation, a legacy. But the reason God is making these promises is stated earlier: to Abraham himself, that he 'leave.' Everyt...
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