KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 28:4 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.”
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 give” | וְיִֽתֶּן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | give |
| “thee” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | thee |
| “the blessing” | בִּרְכַּ֣ת | Benediction; by implication prosperity | blessing |
| “of Abraham,” | אַבְרָהָ֔ם | Abraham, the later name of Abram | Abraham |
| “to thee, and to thy seed” | וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “with” | אִתָּ֑ךְ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “thee; that thou mayest inherit” | לְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙ | To occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin | mayest inherit |
| “the land” | אֶ֣רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “wherein thou art a stranger,” | מְגֻרֶ֔יךָ | A temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence | wherein art stranger |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “gave” | נָתַ֥ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | gave |
| “unto Abraham.” | לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃ | Abraham, the later name of Abram | Abraham |
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2 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
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