“And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.”
Genesis 17:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 17:2018 words
HebrewMeaning
וּֽ/לְ/יִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלwləyišəmāʿēʾl
and to IshmaelconjH3458
שְׁמַעְתִּי/ךָ֒šəmaʿətiykā
I have heard youverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
הִנֵּ֣הhinēh
here!particleH2009
lo · see
בֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbērakətiy
I will blessverbH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
אֹת֗/וֹʾōtwō
himparticleH853
וְ/הִפְרֵיתִ֥יwəhipərēytiy
and I will make fruitfulconjH6509
bring forth · (be · cause to be · make) fruitful ···
אֹת֛/וֹʾōtwō
himparticleH853
וְ/הִרְבֵּיתִ֥יwəhirəbēytiy
and I will multiplyconjH7235
archer (by mistake for
אֹת֖/וֹʾōtwō
himparticleH853
בִּ/מְאֹ֣דbiməʾōd
with muchnesspronH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
מְאֹ֑דməʾōd
muchnessadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
שְׁנֵיםšənēym
two plusadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
עָשָׂ֤רʿāśār
tenadjH6240
fif- · four- · nine- · seven- ···
נְשִׂיאִם֙nəśiyʾim
princesnounH5387
chief · cloud · governor · prince ···
יוֹלִ֔ידywōliyd
he will fatherverbH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
וּ/נְתַתִּ֖י/וwnətatiyw
and I will make himconjH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לְ/ג֥וֹיləgwōy
into a nationpronH1471
heathen · nation · people
גָּדֽוֹלgādwōl
greatadjH1419
aloud · exceeding · far · great (man ···
ℹWords 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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