Genesis 17:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.”

Genesis 17:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:69 words

וְהִפְרֵתִיwəhip̄ərētîAnd bear fruit

אֹתְךָʾōtəḵā—

בִּמְאֹדbiməʾōdIn vehemence

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

וּנְתַתִּיךָûnətatîḵāAnd give

לְגוֹיִםləgwōyimTo nation

וּמְלָכִיםûməlāḵîmAnd king

מִמְּךָmiməḵāPart

יֵצֵאוּyēṣēʾûGo

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְהִפְרֵתִיwəhip̄ərētîAnd bear fruit

אֹתְךָʾōtəḵādirect object marker (no translation)

בִּמְאֹדbiməʾōdIn vehemence

מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

וּנְתַתִּיךָûnətatîḵāAnd give

לְגוֹיִםləgwōyimTo nation

וּמְלָכִיםûməlāḵîmAnd king

מִמְּךָmiməḵāPart

יֵצֵאוּyēṣēʾûGo

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