Genesis Chapter 22 verse 17 Holy Bible
that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
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That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
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I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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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;
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That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is on the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
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that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which `is' on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewI will surelyכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionbless you,בָרֵ֣ךְ (ḇā·rêḵ)Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curseand I will multiplyוְהַרְבָּ֨ה (wə·har·bāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 7235: To be or become much, many or greatyour descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֙ (zar·‘ă·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posteritylike the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י (kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê)Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 3556: A star, a princein the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 8064: Heaven, skyand the sandוְכַח֕וֹל (wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2344: Sandonעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe seashore.שְׂפַ֣ת (śə·p̄aṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 8193: The lip, language, a marginYour descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֔ (zar·‘ă·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posteritywill possessוְיִרַ֣שׁ (wə·yi·raš)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruinthe gatesשַׁ֥עַר (ša·‘ar)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 8179: An opening, door, gateof their enemies.אֹיְבָֽיו׃ (’ō·yə·ḇāw)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 341: Hating, an adversaryJump to PreviousBless Blessing Cities Descendants Enemies Gate Greatly Heaven Heavens Increased Indeed Multiply Multiplying Numerous Possess Possession Richly Sand Sea Seashore Seaside Seed Shore Sky Stars Surely
