KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;”
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| 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 I will make” | אֶֽת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | make |
| “thy seed” | זַרְעֲךָ֙ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “to multiply” | וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י | To increase (in whatever respect) | multiply |
| “as the stars” | כְּכֽוֹכְבֵ֣י | A star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince | stars |
| “of heaven,” | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | The sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve) | heaven |
| “and will give” | וְנָֽתַתִּ֣י | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | give |
| “unto thy seed” | לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “these” | הָאֵ֑ל | These or those | these |
| “countries;” | הָֽאֲרָצֹ֖ת | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | countries |
| “and in thy seed” | בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “shall all” | כֹּ֖ל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the nations” | גּוֹיֵ֥י | A foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts | nations |
| “of the earth” | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | earth |
| “be blessed;” | וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ | 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) | blessed |
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2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
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