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Genesis 12:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.


Genesis 12:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 12:39 words
וַאֲבָרֲכָהwaʾăvārăḵāhAnd kneel
מְבָרְכֶיךָməvārəḵeyḵāKneel
וּמְקַלֶּלְךָûməqaleləḵāAnd be
אָאֹרʾāʾōrExecrate
וְנִבְרְכוּwənivərəḵûAnd kneel
בְךָvəḵāIn
כֹּלkōlWhole
מִשְׁפְּחֹתmišəpəḥōtFamily
הָאֲדָמָהhāʾădāmāhThe soil
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַאֲבָרֲכָהwaʾăvārăḵāhAnd kneel
מְבָרְכֶיךָməvārəḵeyḵāKneel
וּמְקַלֶּלְךָûməqaleləḵāAnd be
אָאֹרʾāʾōrExecrate
וְנִבְרְכוּwənivərəḵûAnd kneel
בְךָvəḵāIn
כֹּלkōlWhole
מִשְׁפְּחֹתmišəpəḥōtFamily
הָאֲדָמָהhāʾădāmāhThe soil

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