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Genesis 48:4
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And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession.
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And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
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Verse Text
And saidH559 unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitfulH6509, and multiplyH7235 thee, and I will makeH5414 of thee a multitudeH6951 of peopleH5971; and will giveH5414 this landH776 to thy seedH2233 after theeH310 for an everlastingH5769 possessionH272.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הִנְנִי מַפְרְךָ וְהִרְבִּיתִךָ וּנְתַתִּיךָ לִקְהַל עַמִּים וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲחֻזַּת עֹולָם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
אֵלַ֗/י |
'e.La/i | H413 | HR/Sp1cs | to/ me |
הִנְ/נִ֤י |
hi./Ni | H2005 | HTm/Sp1cs | here/ I |
מַפְרְ/ךָ֙ |
maf.re./Kha | H6509 | HVhrmsc/Sp2ms | (am) about to make fruitful/ you |
וְ/הִרְבִּיתִ֔/ךָ |
ve./hir.bi.Ti./kha | H7235 | HC/Vhq1cs/Sp2ms | and/ I will multiply/ you |
וּ/נְתַתִּ֖י/ךָ |
u./ne.ta.Ti./kha | H5414 | HC/Vqq1cs/Sp2ms | and/ I will make/ you |
לִ/קְהַ֣ל |
li/k.Hal | H6951 | HR/Ncmsc | (into)/ a company of |
עַמִּ֑ים |
'a.Mim | H5971 | HNcmpa | peoples |
וְ/נָ֨תַתִּ֜י |
ve./Na.ta.Ti | H5414 | HC/Vqq1cs | and/ I will give |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
הָ/אָ֧רֶץ |
ha./'A.retz | H776 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ land |
הַ/זֹּ֛את |
ha./Zot | H2063 | HTd/Pdxfs | (the)/ this |
לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֥ |
le./zar.'a./Kha | H2233 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms | to/ offspring/ your |
אַחֲרֶ֖י/ךָ |
'a.cha.Rei./kha | H310 | HR/Sp2ms | after/ you |
אֲחֻזַּ֥ת |
'a.chu.Zat | H272 | HNcfsc | a possession of |
עוֹלָֽם |
o.Lam | H5769 | HNcmsa | perpetuity |
- H272 — אֲחֻזָּה (ʼăchuzzâh, akh-ooz-zaw'): feminine passive participle from אָחַז; something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land); possession.
- H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
- 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.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H2233 — זֶרַע (zeraʻ, zeh'-rah): from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
- H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
- H5769 — עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm, o-lawm'): or עֹלָם; from עָלַם; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always; alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare נֶצַח, עַד.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
- H6509 — פָּרָה (pârâh, paw-raw'): a primitive root; to bear fruit (literally or figuratively); bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
- H6951 — קָהָל (qâhâl, kaw-hawl'): from קָהַל; assemblage (usually concretely); assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
- H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
- 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).
- H2005 — הֵן (hên, hane): a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if; behold, if, lo, though.
- H2063 — זֹאת (zôʼth, zothe'): irregular feminine of זֶה; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- Behold I — Genesis 12:2, Genesis 13:15-16, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 28:13-15, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 46:3, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 1:7, Exodus 1:11
- everlasting — Genesis 17:8, Genesis 17:13
- will give — Deuteronomy 32:8, Amos 9:14-15
Reciprocal references (7): Genesis 35:9, Genesis 35:12, Genesis 46:20, Psalms 127:3, Malachi 1:2, Hebrews 6:14, Hebrews 11:9
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