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Genesis 16:10 — King James Version← Study notes

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.


Genesis 16:10Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:1011 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
הַרְבָּהharəbāhIncrease
אַרְבֶּהʾarəbehIncrease
אֶתʾet
זַרְעֵךְzarəʿēḵəSeed
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
יִסָּפֵרyisāp̄ērScore
מֵרֹבmērōvFrom abundance
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
הַרְבָּהharəbāhIncrease
אַרְבֶּהʾarəbehIncrease
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
זַרְעֵךְzarəʿēḵəSeed
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
יִסָּפֵרyisāp̄ērScore
מֵרֹבmērōvFrom abundance

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