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Genesis 24:60

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And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.	And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.	And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And they blessed^H1288 Rebekah^H7259, and said^H559 unto her, Thou^H859 art our sister^H269, be thou^H1961 the mother of thousands^H505 of millions^H7233, and let thy seed^H2233 possess^H3423 the gate^H8179 of those which hate^H8130 them.

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Original Hebrew

וַיְבָרֲכוּ אֶת־רִבְקָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ אֲחֹתֵנוּ אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָיו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְבָרֲכ֤וּ	va/y.va.ra.Khu	H1288	HC/Vpw3mp	and/ they blessed
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
רִבְקָה֙	riv.Kah	H7259	HNp	Rebekah
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ	va/i.Yo.me.ru	H559	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they said
לָ֔/הּ	La/h		HR/Sp3fs	to (the)/ her
אֲחֹתֵ֕/נוּ	'a.cho.Te./nu	H269	HNcfsc/Sp1cp	O sister/ our
אַ֥תְּ	'at	H859	HPp2fs	you
הֲיִ֖י	ha.Yi	H1961	HVqv2fs	become
לְ/אַלְפֵ֣י	le./'al.Fei	H505	HR/Acbpc	(into)/ thousands of
רְבָבָ֑ה	re.va.Vah	H7233	HNcfsa	ten thousand
וְ/יִירַ֣שׁ	ve./yi.Rash	H3423	HC/Vqi3ms	so/ may it take possession of
זַרְעֵ֔/ךְ	zar.'E/kh	H2233	HNcmsc/Sp2fs	offspring/ your
אֵ֖ת	'et	H853	HTo	(obj.)
שַׁ֥עַר	Sha.'ar	H8179	HNcmsc	(the) gate of
שֹׂנְאָֽי/ו	so.ne.'A/v	H8130	HVqrmpc/Sp3ms	(those who) hate/ it

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H269 — אָחוֹת (ʼâchôwth, aw-khoth'): irregular feminine of אָח; a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively); (an-) other, sister, together.
• H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
• H1288 — בָרַךְ (bârak, baw-rak'): a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H2233 — זֶרַע (zeraʻ, zeh'-rah): from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
• H3423 — יָרַשׁ (yârash, yaw-rash'): or יָרֵשׁ; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin; cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, [idiom] utterly.
• H7233 — רְבָבָה (rᵉbâbâh, reb-aw-baw'): from רָבַב; abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite); many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.
• H7259 — רִבְקָה (Ribqâh, rib-kaw'): from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac; Rebekah.
• H8130 — שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ, saw-nay'): a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• they — Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 48:15-16, Genesis 48:20
• thousands — Daniel 7:10
• thy seed — Genesis 22:17, Leviticus 25:46, Deuteronomy 21:19

Reciprocal references (14): Genesis 22:23, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:59, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:55, Numbers 6:23, Numbers 10:36, Judges 20:10, Psalms 127:3, Proverbs 5:16, Jeremiah 29:6

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: MARRIAGE, SERVANTS
• Nave’s: BENEDICTIONS, BLESSING, REBEKAH (REBECCA)

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