“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;”
Genesis 22:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 22:1719 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בָרֵ֣ךְbārēkə
surelyverbH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
אֲבָרֶכְ/ךָ֗ʾăbārekəkā
I will bless youverbH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
וְ/הַרְבָּ֨הwəharəbāh
and certainlyconjH7235
archer (by mistake for
אַרְבֶּ֤הʾarəbeh
I will increaseverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
אֶֽתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
זַרְעֲ/ךָ֙zarəʿăkā
offspring yournounH2233
carnally · fruitful · seed · sowing-time
כְּ/כוֹכְבֵ֣יkəkwōkəbēy
like the stars ofpronH3556
הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִםhašāmayim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
וְ/כַ/ח֕וֹלwəkaḥwōl
and like the sandconjH2344
אֲשֶׁ֖רʾăšer
whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
עַלʿal
is onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
שְׂפַ֣תśəpat
the shore ofnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
הַ/יָּ֑םhayām
the seaparticleH3220
) · south · west (-ern · side ···
וְ/יִרַ֣שׁwəyiraš
so may take possession ofconjH3423
consume · destroy · disinherit · dispossess ···
זַרְעֲ/ךָ֔zarəʿăkā
offspring yournounH2233
carnally · fruitful · seed · sowing-time
אֵ֖תʾēt
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
שַׁ֥עַרšaʿar
the gate ofnounH8179
door · gate · port
אֹיְבָֽי/וʾōyəbāyw
enemies itsverbH341
foe
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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