Genesis 17:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאלûləyišəmāʿēʾlAnd to Jishmael

שְׁמַעְתִּיךָšəmaʿətîḵāHear

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

בֵּרַכְתִּיbēraḵətîKneel

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

וְהִפְרֵיתִיwəhip̄ərêtîAnd bear fruit

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

וְהִרְבֵּיתִיwəhirəbêtîAnd increase

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

בִּמְאֹדbiməʾōdIn vehemence

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

שְׁנֵיםšənêmTwo

עָשָׂרʿāśārTen

נְשִׂיאִםnəśîʾimExalted

יוֹלִידywōlîdBear young

וּנְתַתִּיוûnətatîwAnd give

לְגוֹיləgwōyTo nation

גָּדוֹלgādwōlGreat

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

Word-by-word meanings

וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאלûləyišəmāʿēʾlAnd to Jishmael

שְׁמַעְתִּיךָšəmaʿətîḵāHear

הִנֵּהhinēhLo!

בֵּרַכְתִּיbēraḵətîKneel

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

וְהִפְרֵיתִיwəhip̄ərêtîAnd bear fruit

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

וְהִרְבֵּיתִיwəhirəbêtîAnd increase

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

בִּמְאֹדbiməʾōdIn vehemence

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

שְׁנֵיםšənêmTwo

עָשָׂרʿāśārTen

נְשִׂיאִםnəśîʾimExalted

יוֹלִידywōlîdBear young

וּנְתַתִּיוûnətatîwAnd give

לְגוֹיləgwōyTo nation

גָּדוֹלgādwōlGreat

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