Genesis 17:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.”

Genesis 17:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:28 words

וְאֶתְּנָהwəʾetənāhAnd give

בְרִיתִיvərîtîCompact

בֵּינִיbênîBetween

וּבֵינֶךָûvêneḵāAnd between

וְאַרְבֶּהwəʾarəbehAnd increase

אוֹתְךָʾwōtəḵā—

בִּמְאֹדbiməʾōdIn vehemence

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֶתְּנָהwəʾetənāhAnd give

בְרִיתִיvərîtîCompact

בֵּינִיbênîBetween

וּבֵינֶךָûvêneḵāAnd between

וְאַרְבֶּהwəʾarəbehAnd increase

אוֹתְךָʾwōtəḵādirect object marker (no translation)

בִּמְאֹדbiməʾōdIn vehemence

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

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