Genesis 28:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;”

Genesis 28:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 28:39 words

וְאֵלwəʾēlAnd strength

שַׁדַּיšadayAlmighty

יְבָרֵךְyəvārēḵəKneel

אֹתְךָʾōtəḵā—

וְיַפְרְךָwəyap̄ərəḵāAnd bear fruit

וְיַרְבֶּךָwəyarəbeḵāAnd increase

וְהָיִיתָwəhāyîtāAnd exist

לִקְהַלliqəhalTo assemblage

עַמִּיםʿamîmPeople

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

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֵלwəʾēlAnd strength

שַׁדַּיšadayAlmighty

יְבָרֵךְyəvārēḵəKneel

אֹתְךָʾōtəḵādirect object marker (no translation)

וְיַפְרְךָwəyap̄ərəḵāAnd bear fruit

וְיַרְבֶּךָwəyarəbeḵāAnd increase

וְהָיִיתָwəhāyîtāAnd exist

לִקְהַלliqəhalTo assemblage

עַמִּיםʿamîmPeople

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