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Genesis 26:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;


Genesis 26:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 26:416 words
וְהִרְבֵּיתִיwəhirəbêtîAnd increase
אֶתʾet
זַרְעֲךָzarəʿăḵāSeed
כְּכוֹכְבֵיkəḵwōḵəvêLike star
הַשָּׁמַיִםhašāmayimThe heavens
וְנָתַתִּיwənātatîAnd give
לְזַרְעֲךָləzarəʿăḵāTo seed
אֵתʾēt
כָּלkālWhole
הָאֲרָצֹתhāʾărāṣōtThe earth
הָאֵלhāʾēlThe these
וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּwəhitəbārăḵûAnd kneel
בְזַרְעֲךָvəzarəʿăḵāIn seed
כֹּלkōlWhole
גּוֹיֵיgwōyêNation
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְהִרְבֵּיתִיwəhirəbêtîAnd increase
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
זַרְעֲךָzarəʿăḵāSeed
כְּכוֹכְבֵיkəḵwōḵəvêLike star
הַשָּׁמַיִםhašāmayimThe heavens
וְנָתַתִּיwənātatîAnd give
לְזַרְעֲךָləzarəʿăḵāTo seed
אֵתʾētdirect object marker (no translation)
כָּלkālWhole
הָאֲרָצֹתhāʾărāṣōtThe earth
הָאֵלhāʾēlThe these
וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּwəhitəbārăḵûAnd kneel
בְזַרְעֲךָvəzarəʿăḵāIn seed
כֹּלkōlWhole
גּוֹיֵיgwōyêNation
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

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