KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And they shall be” | וְהָי֣וּ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And they shall be |
| “upon thee for a sign” | לְא֖וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | upon sign |
| “and for a wonder,” | וּלְמוֹפֵ֑ת | A miracle; by implication, a token or omen | wonder |
| “and upon thy seed” | וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | upon seed |
| “for” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | for |
| “ever.” | עוֹלָֽם׃ | 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 | ever |
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44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
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