Genesis Chapter 48 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 48:4

and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
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BBE Genesis 48:4

And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever.
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DARBY Genesis 48:4

and he said to me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an everlasting possession.
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KJV Genesis 48:4

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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WBT Genesis 48:4

And said to 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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WEB Genesis 48:4

and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.'
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YLT Genesis 48:4

and saith unto me, Lo, I am making thee fruitful, and have multiplied thee, and given thee for an assembly of peoples, and given this land to thy seed after thee, a possession age-during.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) A multitude of people.--In Genesis 35:11 the words are "a congregation (or church) of nations;" here "a congregation (same word) of peoples." (See Note there.)Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayme,אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to‘Behold,הִנְנִ֤י (hin·nî)Interjection | first person common singularStrong's 2005: Lo! behold!I will make you fruitfulמַפְרְךָ֙ (map̄·rə·ḵā)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 6509: To bear fruit, be fruitfuland multiply you;וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ (wə·hir·bî·ṯi·ḵā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 7235: To be or become much, many or greatI will make youוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ (ū·nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, seta multitudeלִקְהַ֣ל (liq·hal)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregationof peoples,עַמִּ֑ים (‘am·mîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockand will giveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthisהַזֹּ֛את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, landהָאָ֧רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landto your descendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ (lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityafter youאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 310: The hind or following partas an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, alwayspossession.’אֲחֻזַּ֥ת (’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 272: Something seized, a possessionJump to PreviousAge-During Community Company Descendants Everlasting Family Fertile Fruitful Great Heritage Increase Making Multiplied Multiply Multitude Nations Numbers Numerous Peoples Possession Seed